Kayak Fishing The Dana Point Kelp Beds | Season Ending Sheephead Trip, 12/2022

[PapaDave]

Looks like you had a good day out there.

[daperrin]

Great stringer. Too bad for the 2023 catch numbers.

[Southwest Kayak Fishing]

Thanks Guys!

[JohnMckroidJr]

Well done Glen. The Dana Point kelp beds are a beautiful area. Congratulations on getting on one last five fish limit of sheephead before the regulations changed!

[Southwest Kayak Fishing]

Thanks John, it was just being in the right place at the right time.
Hopefully this new season I could pick up where I left off. We may possibly hit the surf break for some winter Halibut.

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by Southwest Kayak Fishing

Thanks John, it was just being in the right place at the right time.
Hopefully this new season I could pick up where I left off. We may possibly hit the surf break for some winter Halibut.

Looking fwd to seeing your successes Glen! Keep em coming....

[daperrin]

I didn't know the Sheephead had an off season. Glad I saw your post but then again not so glad. Doesn't leave much to go for the next few months Guess the flatties and bass will be on all our radars.

[dsafety]

When bottom fishing restarts in April, I plan to get back on the water after a year off. I would like to start by targeting Sheepshead and more importantly Ling Cod.

I fish, (or at least used to fish) off La Jolla. If anyone has fishing locations and techniques that they would like to share, I would be greatly appreciative.

Thanks,

Bob

[Southwest Kayak Fishing]

Originally Posted by dsafety

When bottom fishing restarts in April, I plan to get back on the water after a year off. I would like to start by targeting Sheepshead and more importantly Ling Cod.

I fish, (or at least used to fish) off La Jolla. If anyone has fishing locations and techniques that they would like to share, I would be greatly appreciative.

Thanks,

Bob

I’m not sure about where to fish in SD for Sheeps and Ling other than LJ.

I usually fish out of Dana Point and head north to the Salt Creek/Strand area.
You can find rockfish about two miles just southwest of Newport harbor as well as Redondo in LA.

[MITCHELL]

I will ever keep. It taste like the bottom of the bait tank.
I don't remember what the small one's taste like
It was 29ins and close to 20lbs.
I don't fish for sheepshead it was by catch and the next one would have to be gut hooked before I keep it.
But there fun to catch I had one in la Jolla one time as I was fighting it on a boron graphite bass rod snap the reel seat on the rod and it was a Fenwick rod. I got the fish.
When I got home I called Fenwick up because it had a life time guarantee and drove up to their plant and they gave me a goldwing rod even better.
They said sometimes they get an air bubble in that model when pouring the mold. Thanks for sharing cool video.

[Southwest Kayak Fishing]

Originally Posted by PapaDave

Looks like you had a good day out there.

Thanks Dave 🤙