Catalina Trip End of July/Early August - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

bubblehide · 06-09-2011, 02:47 PM

Frank, there is a bus service there, limited luggage. They also have a gear service, what we got, as I remember it, was about a 20' steakbed, piled everything in the back and climbed in, a few of us had to take the bus.

If you wheel your yak across and paddle, you'll need to carry everything on your yaks. But if you pack light, it shouldn't be an issue.

Please keep in mind that the back side of Cat is like being in the middle of no where, your VHF is only good line of sight, and big swells can interfere with both transmission and reception, and you won't be able to reach a repeater, so you'll likely have a 5 mile signal at best. So you might want to have a back up plan just in case conditions aren't favorable. If you get prime weather, you won't want to come back.

06-09-2011, 02:47 PM	#11
bubblehide Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 552	Frank, there is a bus service there, limited luggage. They also have a gear service, what we got, as I remember it, was about a 20' steakbed, piled everything in the back and climbed in, a few of us had to take the bus. If you wheel your yak across and paddle, you'll need to carry everything on your yaks. But if you pack light, it shouldn't be an issue. Please keep in mind that the back side of Cat is like being in the middle of no where, your VHF is only good line of sight, and big swells can interfere with both transmission and reception, and you won't be able to reach a repeater, so you'll likely have a 5 mile signal at best. So you might want to have a back up plan just in case conditions aren't favorable. If you get prime weather, you won't want to come back.