Dana Point 4/17 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Amish Ed · 04-18-2011, 04:12 PM

Yeah I've been skunked fishing the headlands a few times myself. Try the pipe, Doheny in tight by the river mouth (for Butts) and south of Doheny starting where Capo reef is (sticks out at low tide). Lots of scattered rocks down there.

BrokeLoser · 04-18-2011, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Amish Ed

Yeah I've been skunked fishing the headlands a few times myself. Try the pipe, Doheny in tight by the river mouth (for Butts) and south of Doheny starting where Capo reef is (sticks out at low tide). Lots of scattered rocks down there.

Thanks for the tip Amish Ed
We did fish the Doheny river mouth but never made it down to the start of Capo as the wind was blowing a bit from the north and we were tired by then..haha

Amish Ed · 04-18-2011, 04:43 PM

Dana gets its wind, that's for sure. I try to start in by 11am to avoid the worst, but then I usually launch at sunrise or earlier.

fishsouthcounty · 04-18-2011, 07:55 PM

Looks like it was a good thing i wasnt able to make it Wayne. I had to go out to San Clemente before work at about 1030 to help a friend and saw the crappy conditions crossing the creek on PCH. Bummer on the 2nd skunk outta DP. Need some more consistent warm weather then it should pick up.

BrokeLoser · 04-18-2011, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by fishsouthcounty

Looks like it was a good thing i wasnt able to make it Wayne. I had to go out to San Clemente before work at about 1030 to help a friend and saw the crappy conditions crossing the creek on PCH. Bummer on the 2nd skunk outta DP. Need some more consistent warm weather then it should pick up.

Yeah for sure...the first thing I thought of was Tim isn't missing out on anything..haha
I'll keep an eye on the fish counts and weather reports and wait for consistent EPIC conditions..then I'll go...haha

flydigital · 04-19-2011, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BrokeLoser

Yeah for sure...the first thing I thought of was Tim isn't missing out on anything..haha
I'll keep an eye on the fish counts and weather reports and wait for consistent EPIC conditions..then I'll go...haha

Seriously, DP has some great fishing but like any place it can be finicky. Your chances any day are just as good as another. For consistent action, look for water temps in or near the 70s where you can get on just about anything at any depth (summer).

Right now we are in a transition phase, and if you do a little homework you can find an abundance of certain species doing their annual thing. Easy pickings.

DanaPT · 04-19-2011, 07:47 PM

Just drove by Salt Creek to check out the surf. Noticed a "little" bird activity. Actually is was a pretty awesome sight of the pelicans diving into a ball of bait over and over again for about 15-20 minutes (as I left it was still going on).

That was an exciting thing to see. Hopefully Dana Point will turn on as the water warms up a bit.

04-18-2011, 04:12 PM	#1
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Yeah I've been skunked fishing the headlands a few times myself. Try the pipe, Doheny in tight by the river mouth (for Butts) and south of Doheny starting where Capo reef is (sticks out at low tide). Lots of scattered rocks down there. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

04-18-2011, 04:43 PM	#3
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Dana gets its wind, that's for sure. I try to start in by 11am to avoid the worst, but then I usually launch at sunrise or earlier. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

04-19-2011, 07:47 PM	#7
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	Dana point 4/19 . . . Just drove by Salt Creek to check out the surf. Noticed a "little" bird activity. Actually is was a pretty awesome sight of the pelicans diving into a ball of bait over and over again for about 15-20 minutes (as I left it was still going on). That was an exciting thing to see. Hopefully Dana Point will turn on as the water warms up a bit.

04-18-2011, 07:55 PM	#4
fishsouthcounty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Juan Capistrano, Ca Posts: 518	Looks like it was a good thing i wasnt able to make it Wayne. I had to go out to San Clemente before work at about 1030 to help a friend and saw the crappy conditions crossing the creek on PCH. Bummer on the 2nd skunk outta DP. Need some more consistent warm weather then it should pick up.