Solana Beach kelp beds (what happened to them?) - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

FullFlavorPike · 05-29-2016, 06:59 PM

Water's waaaaay to warm and the kelp dies.

It could be gone for years, but I hope not. Past el nino events have wiped out certain forests for extended intervals. The biggest worry is that the warmer water will allow invasive sargassum to gain substantial territory, making it hard for the kelp holdfasts to anchor to the existing rocks.

taggermike · 05-30-2016, 08:57 AM

Warm water is not good for our giant kelp. We also had some big storms n swells this winter that tore the weakend kelp out. The small kelp beds in north county seem more suceptable because they are shallower than LA Jolla or Point loma. The little kelp beds of Terramar, Tamarack Ave, and the army/navy academy were gone for years.

Even when the kelp isn't visible at the surface there's usually still some deeper. You can see it on a FF. I haven't seen kelp on the surface in LJ this year but the yellow tail sure know how to find some to tangle in. The structure the kelp was on is still there and will hold fish even w/o kelp.
Mike

YakDout · 05-30-2016, 09:00 AM

I try to be optimistic. Think about all the school bus kelp paddies offshore...

HobieOneCanoebe · 06-02-2016, 05:49 PM

I'm going out of solona tomorrow early I can show you where the kelp is I marked it on my gps, got limits of barracuda and a croaker last week and was only out for an hour. The kelp is about a mile out and north, almost in front of fletcher cove, it's a good size kelp forest still stringers all over and some nice lanes to cast in.

FullFlavorPike · 06-03-2016, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by HobieOneCanoebe

I'm going out of solona tomorrow early I can show you where the kelp is I marked it on my gps, got limits of barracuda and a croaker last week and was only out for an hour. The kelp is about a mile out and north, almost in front of fletcher cove, it's a good size kelp forest still stringers all over and some nice lanes to cast in.

You find enough surface kelp to attach a yak to with a kelp clip?

06-02-2016, 05:49 PM	#4
HobieOneCanoebe Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Encinitas Posts: 200	Kelp I'm going out of solona tomorrow early I can show you where the kelp is I marked it on my gps, got limits of barracuda and a croaker last week and was only out for an hour. The kelp is about a mile out and north, almost in front of fletcher cove, it's a good size kelp forest still stringers all over and some nice lanes to cast in.

05-29-2016, 06:59 PM	#1
FullFlavorPike Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 810	Water's waaaaay to warm and the kelp dies. It could be gone for years, but I hope not. Past el nino events have wiped out certain forests for extended intervals. The biggest worry is that the warmer water will allow invasive sargassum to gain substantial territory, making it hard for the kelp holdfasts to anchor to the existing rocks.

05-30-2016, 08:57 AM	#2
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Warm water is not good for our giant kelp. We also had some big storms n swells this winter that tore the weakend kelp out. The small kelp beds in north county seem more suceptable because they are shallower than LA Jolla or Point loma. The little kelp beds of Terramar, Tamarack Ave, and the army/navy academy were gone for years. Even when the kelp isn't visible at the surface there's usually still some deeper. You can see it on a FF. I haven't seen kelp on the surface in LJ this year but the yellow tail sure know how to find some to tangle in. The structure the kelp was on is still there and will hold fish even w/o kelp. Mike

05-30-2016, 09:00 AM	#3
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	I try to be optimistic. Think about all the school bus kelp paddies offshore...