Anacapa Island - A 15 mile Journey - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

2-Stix · 03-12-2016, 04:30 PM

So theres a few guys on this site that have been there done that with the Channel Islands and crossing the channel...I being one. Its a very very bad idea to do this now. Don't think for a minute we are saying this because were some old washed up pussies. Commercial fishing boats cancel trips all the time. 35'-75' boats, not 15' pieces of plastic. We have all set out thinking it was going to be the best trip ever and came back kissing land hugging friends with a tear in our eye. Take island packers, do a handful of trips, and you will see how brutal those islands can be. I was up all night in November on anchor watch in Smugglers Cove. The day we went out, Island Packers turned around in the channel. Your not allowed to go on land where ever you want. This is not the national forrest, or special BLM area. I have been one mile off shore shitting trying to get back to shore on big seas and heavy switched winds. 1 guy died a few months back in the Ventura Harbor when a 5' rouge wave flipped there fishing boat. One guy swam a 3-500 yards and his buddy didn't make it. 1/4 mile from the shore in a boat. Don't fuck with the ocean. Shit gets real fast. Look, we all care about you and what your doing. We want to see you yak and fish for 1,000's of days. Please hear our sincerity in this. TaggerMike and I saved 2 guys at La Jolla over the summer. It was spooky.

aren_denman · 03-12-2016, 08:23 PM

Were going to do the islandpackers trip. Check the island out, and return for the journey this summer. In the mean time, We are leaning towards Santa Cruz Island for base camp, We are trying to decide which campground - Prisoner Harbor vs Scorpion Anchorage . What has better fising, diving, hiking. Which side is best protected by the wind? Which side has more structure, more kelp, and biggest caves? Hunting game fish - WSB, Yellowtails fins, bluefin. Also, you guys know a good website for fish reports in channel islands?

2-Stix · 03-12-2016, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by aren_denman

Were going to do the islandpackers trip. Check the island out, and return for the journey this summer. In the mean time, We are leaning towards Santa Cruz Island for base camp, We are trying to decide which campground - Prisoner Harbor vs Scorpion Anchorage . What has better fising, diving, hiking. Which side is best protected by the wind? Which side has more structure, more kelp, and biggest caves? Hunting game fish - WSB, Yellowtails fins, bluefin. Also, you guys know a good website for fish reports in channel islands?

East side for wind protection, caves and camping. Yellowbanks, the gap, east side, north, it all fishes good when the bites there. The island is like 20 miles long.

http://www.channelislandssportfishing.com

steveooo · 03-13-2016, 08:32 AM

We did Santa Cruz Island about 2 years ago using Island Packers. Super fun trip that I am trying to talk Andy into doing again. We camped at Scorpion.

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ght=Santa+Cruz

Iceman · 03-13-2016, 02:28 PM

Now there is lots of SOLID advice in this post without the dumbing down of BWE

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We did Santa Cruz Island about 2 years ago using Island Packers. Super fun trip that I am trying to talk Andy into doing again. We camped at Scorpion.

MMMMMMMMM ok

03-12-2016, 04:30 PM	#1
2-Stix Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 376	So theres a few guys on this site that have been there done that with the Channel Islands and crossing the channel...I being one. Its a very very bad idea to do this now. Don't think for a minute we are saying this because were some old washed up pussies. Commercial fishing boats cancel trips all the time. 35'-75' boats, not 15' pieces of plastic. We have all set out thinking it was going to be the best trip ever and came back kissing land hugging friends with a tear in our eye. Take island packers, do a handful of trips, and you will see how brutal those islands can be. I was up all night in November on anchor watch in Smugglers Cove. The day we went out, Island Packers turned around in the channel. Your not allowed to go on land where ever you want. This is not the national forrest, or special BLM area. I have been one mile off shore shitting trying to get back to shore on big seas and heavy switched winds. 1 guy died a few months back in the Ventura Harbor when a 5' rouge wave flipped there fishing boat. One guy swam a 3-500 yards and his buddy didn't make it. 1/4 mile from the shore in a boat. Don't fuck with the ocean. Shit gets real fast. Look, we all care about you and what your doing. We want to see you yak and fish for 1,000's of days. Please hear our sincerity in this. TaggerMike and I saved 2 guys at La Jolla over the summer. It was spooky. Last edited by 2-Stix; 03-12-2016 at 04:40 PM.

03-12-2016, 08:23 PM	#2
aren_denman Junior Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Encinitas, CA Posts: 13	Were going to do the islandpackers trip. Check the island out, and return for the journey this summer. In the mean time, We are leaning towards Santa Cruz Island for base camp, We are trying to decide which campground - Prisoner Harbor vs Scorpion Anchorage . What has better fising, diving, hiking. Which side is best protected by the wind? Which side has more structure, more kelp, and biggest caves? Hunting game fish - WSB, Yellowtails fins, bluefin. Also, you guys know a good website for fish reports in channel islands? Last edited by aren_denman; 03-12-2016 at 08:37 PM.

03-13-2016, 08:32 AM	#4
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,922	We did Santa Cruz Island about 2 years ago using Island Packers. Super fun trip that I am trying to talk Andy into doing again. We camped at Scorpion. http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ght=Santa+Cruz