Oceanside Artifishables - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Trout · 05-15-2009, 09:54 AM

I am skipping the 'yak fishing tomorrow to take my son out on our little skiff in O'side. I've only drifted for halibut on the outside (from the 'yak) and never found much structure. Any way to find the artificial reef without GPS? Mine took a dump, so I am out of luck right now. Is it marked with buoys? Any coordinates would be appreciated. My oldest son, Niko, is 11 and is pumped to get out there and find some bass (or anything). We'll have some live dines, fresh dead squid and artificials.

Aloha,
Trout

zinkysd · 05-15-2009, 10:18 AM

Sorry the reefs aren't marked with bouys. You kind of need a gps or a good fishfinder to locate them. If it wasn't for Wayne's gps it would have taking me a while to find them. The good thing is at there are multiple small reefs running parallel to the beach. Just keep an eye on your Fishfinder for them, remember they're small. Here is a link for the gps # for the Oside reef we fished. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/artificialreefs/index.asp
Good luck out there. It was some of the best structure calico fishing I have in awhile

. Hope this helps.

Ken

Trout · 05-19-2009, 07:06 AM

Never found 'em, so it ended up being "attack of the killer sand dabs" day. The grom had a great time anyway and got a bass and short flatty.

Thanks for the link...

05-15-2009, 09:54 AM	#1
Trout Looks are everything Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cardiff by the Sea, CA Posts: 64	I am skipping the 'yak fishing tomorrow to take my son out on our little skiff in O'side. I've only drifted for halibut on the outside (from the 'yak) and never found much structure. Any way to find the artificial reef without GPS? Mine took a dump, so I am out of luck right now. Is it marked with buoys? Any coordinates would be appreciated. My oldest son, Niko, is 11 and is pumped to get out there and find some bass (or anything). We'll have some live dines, fresh dead squid and artificials. Aloha, Trout __________________ Trout

05-19-2009, 07:06 AM	#3
Trout Looks are everything Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cardiff by the Sea, CA Posts: 64	Never found 'em, so it ended up being "attack of the killer sand dabs" day. The grom had a great time anyway and got a bass and short flatty. Thanks for the link... __________________ Trout

05-15-2009, 10:18 AM	#2
zinkysd Hobie Fishing Team Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 145	Sorry the reefs aren't marked with bouys. You kind of need a gps or a good fishfinder to locate them. If it wasn't for Wayne's gps it would have taking me a while to find them. The good thing is at there are multiple small reefs running parallel to the beach. Just keep an eye on your Fishfinder for them, remember they're small. Here is a link for the gps # for the Oside reef we fished. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/artificialreefs/index.asp Good luck out there. It was some of the best structure calico fishing I have in awhile . Hope this helps. Ken