Channel Islands Harbor launching - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

vanduzerwilliam · 04-04-2017, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Roscoe

I will be fishing this harbor on Saturday. My question is beside the boat launch where I plan to launch from. Is there any other place to launch.
I read on the channel island website that kiddie beach doesn't allow launching of water craft. The last time I was in the area there wasn't any sand at hobie beach.

Thanks in advance.

There is a small dock to lunch from behind the shopping center on Wooley/Victoria. I saw a couple guys launching there the other week.i just picked up a kayak and wanted to try it out, Saturday is supposed to be 20-30mph winds tho. Might want to look into that, unless you plan on staying in the harbor

King Saba · 04-04-2017, 04:22 PM

I launched a float tube in CI harbor ONCE about 5 years ago. No problem there. There's a sand bar ramp just a few yards above kiddie beach just cart your kayak up there.

GTboosted · 04-04-2017, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by King Saba

I launched a float tube in CI harbor ONCE about 5 years ago. No problem there. There's a sand bar ramp just a few yards above kiddie beach just cart your kayak up there.

Yeah thats where I launched too. It seems the call that section Hobie beach?

King Saba · 04-04-2017, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by GTboosted

Yeah thats where I launched too. It seems the call that section Hobie beach?

No clue. I just know that I need to make another trip up to CI harbor one of these days. Gotta find some rockfish holes up there!

GTboosted · 04-04-2017, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by King Saba

No clue. I just know that I need to make another trip up to CI harbor one of these days. Gotta find some rockfish holes up there!

Or lingcod!

goldenglory18 · 04-05-2017, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by King Saba

...Gotta find some rockfish holes up there!

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Originally Posted by GTboosted

Or lingcod!

Wait, there are "rock" fish in the Harbors? I always thought of those as more open water species.

GTboosted · 04-05-2017, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by goldenglory18

Wait, there are "rock" fish in the Harbors? I always thought of those as more open water species.

They are more of a "deep" water fish. There is a canyon just outside the harbor.

King Saba · 04-05-2017, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by goldenglory18

Wait, there are "rock" fish in the Harbors? I always thought of those as more open water species.

Yeah. Solid population of grass bass up there along with other misc. rockfish such as Browns and even baby reds surprisingly. But, if and when I get up there I'll be hitting deeper spots.

Roscoe · 04-05-2017, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by vanduzerwilliam

There is a small dock to lunch from behind the shopping center on Wooley/Victoria. I saw a couple guys launching there the other week.i just picked up a kayak and wanted to try it out, Saturday is supposed to be 20-30mph winds tho. Might want to look into that, unless you plan on staying in the harbor

My plan is to get to the boat ramp by 6:30 am.
Put kayak into water and then play it by ear. Too much wind that early I will stay in the Mandalay Bay area. If no wind then head out to break wall for as long as I can. Or just fish along the jetties and docks.
More the welcome come along.

vanduzerwilliam · 04-05-2017, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Roscoe

My plan is to get to the boat ramp by 6:30 am.
Put kayak into water and then play it by ear. Too much wind that early I will stay in the Mandalay Bay area. If no wind then head out to break wall for as long as I can. Or just fish along the jetties and docks.
More the welcome come along.

I'm game!! I need to learn before going out to county line I would like trying inside harbor it's a bit safer for sure I'll shoot you a Pm

TrevtheFox · 04-06-2017, 06:37 PM

I go there quite often and I always launch from Kiddie beach. There's a parking lot right next to it. I didn't know you couldn't launch there. oops . I'll probably keep launching there until someone says otherwise.

However just north of kiddie beach I see ppl launching there yaks from the dirt. (no sand along the waterway)

Roscoe · 04-07-2017, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by TrevtheFox

I go there quite often and I always launch from Kiddie beach. There's a parking lot right next to it. I didn't know you couldn't launch there. oops . I'll probably keep launching there until someone says otherwise.

However just north of kiddie beach I see ppl launching there yaks from the dirt. (no sand along the waterway)

I launched out of there about a year ago and didn't really think anything of it. I was looking for other places to launch from when I came across the discription of kiddie beach on the channel island harbor website saying nope can't launch from there.
Years ago hobie beach was covered in sand. Oddly enough people would launch the hobie cats off that beach. Not sure where the sand went and when it disappeared as I just moved back there area a few years ago.

vanduzerwilliam · 04-09-2017, 08:39 PM

How was it? I didnt end up going out this weekend wind was blowing, and small craft advisories out..

Roscoe · 04-10-2017, 06:33 AM

The boat ramp was nice.
Got there a little after 6:30 and the weather was ok. No wind a little cloudy. On the water by 7:00. Started making my way out to main and channel. I could see wind was picking up so I turned around and went back towards Mandalay Bay Area. Just paddled around for an hour.

04-04-2017, 04:22 PM	#2
King Saba Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: SGV Posts: 848	I launched a float tube in CI harbor ONCE about 5 years ago. No problem there. There's a sand bar ramp just a few yards above kiddie beach just cart your kayak up there. __________________ Baitfish catcher extraordinaire

04-06-2017, 06:37 PM	#11
TrevtheFox Junior Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 5	I go there quite often and I always launch from Kiddie beach. There's a parking lot right next to it. I didn't know you couldn't launch there. oops . I'll probably keep launching there until someone says otherwise. However just north of kiddie beach I see ppl launching there yaks from the dirt. (no sand along the waterway)

04-09-2017, 08:39 PM	#13
vanduzerwilliam Junior Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Ventura Posts: 12	How was it? I didnt end up going out this weekend wind was blowing, and small craft advisories out..

04-10-2017, 06:33 AM	#14
Roscoe Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Camarillo Posts: 91	The boat ramp was nice. Got there a little after 6:30 and the weather was ok. No wind a little cloudy. On the water by 7:00. Started making my way out to main and channel. I could see wind was picking up so I turned around and went back towards Mandalay Bay Area. Just paddled around for an hour.