Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge  

Go Back   Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge > Kayak Fishing Forum - Message Board > General Kayak Fishing Discussion

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 04-30-2012, 11:27 AM   #1
Jimmyz123
Senior Member
 
Jimmyz123's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: San Diego
Posts: 2,385
PT. Loma Kelp Launch Areas?

Is launching from Mission bay the best way to get to the Point Loma Kelp? Or are there any do able launch areas close to dog beach or anything like that?
__________________
No better time than being on the water,

God Bless,
JimmyZ

Jimmyz123 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2012, 11:39 AM   #2
lowprofile
#1 on fishstick's hitlist
 
lowprofile's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Sea level
Posts: 1,476
coronado dog beach always has small waves. its like la jolla launch. launch about 200yrds north of the rocks in front of the hotel there.
__________________
MLPA- My Largest Poaching Area
lowprofile is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2012, 11:46 AM   #3
fishinkid2010
Senior Member
 
fishinkid2010's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: La Mesa
Posts: 386
Try driving all the way to the end of Cable St. in Point Loma. If the swell isn't big its not too shabby of a launch site. Its a very steep concrete pathway with a cobblestone beach at the bottom.
fishinkid2010 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2012, 11:53 AM   #4
blitzburgh
Senior Member
 
blitzburgh's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Menifee
Posts: 2,509
Quote:
Originally Posted by fishinkid2010 View Post
Try driving all the way to the end of Cable St. in Point Loma. If the swell isn't big its not too shabby of a launch site. Its a very steep concrete pathway with a cobblestone beach at the bottom.
I've seen that spot on a map a while back and always wondered about it. Have you launched there? How is the parking?
__________________
”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.”
~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe
blitzburgh is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2012, 01:40 PM   #5
old_rookie
Senior Member
 
old_rookie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Santee
Posts: 904
Take a look here before driving down:
http://www.californiacoastline.org/c...gs=0&year=2010

A lot of detail in this photo - and you can see it is all residential parking. Early in the morning I would think you can find a spot and wheel your kayak down.
Looks like a lot of flat rock in this photo - but the big question is the surf.
old_rookie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2012, 01:51 PM   #6
Jimmyz123
Senior Member
 
Jimmyz123's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: San Diego
Posts: 2,385
Quote:
Originally Posted by fishinkid2010 View Post
Try driving all the way to the end of Cable St. in Point Loma. If the swell isn't big its not too shabby of a launch site. Its a very steep concrete pathway with a cobblestone beach at the bottom.
I've checked this out and you're gambling big time that the waves may be O.K. The path to the beach can be tricky and again it's residential and could be a problem if you park in someone's spot.
__________________
No better time than being on the water,

God Bless,
JimmyZ

Jimmyz123 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2012, 01:55 PM   #7
Jimmyz123
Senior Member
 
Jimmyz123's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: San Diego
Posts: 2,385
Quote:
Originally Posted by lowprofile View Post
coronado dog beach always has small waves. its like la jolla launch. launch about 200yrds north of the rocks in front of the hotel there.
Dragging a Kayak down the LONG sandy beach of Coronado does not sound like a fun trek. I remember doing that trek as a kid with my towel, boogie board and junk. Now you're saying Dog beach of Coronado that's the end by the Navy base right? The waves down there can be small for sure, there's some nice Halibut fishing off that beach there. I might give that a go.
__________________
No better time than being on the water,

God Bless,
JimmyZ

Jimmyz123 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-30-2012, 02:54 PM   #8
lowprofile
#1 on fishstick's hitlist
 
lowprofile's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Sea level
Posts: 1,476
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmyz123 View Post
Dragging a Kayak down the LONG sandy beach of Coronado does not sound like a fun trek. I remember doing that trek as a kid with my towel, boogie board and junk. Now you're saying Dog beach of Coronado that's the end by the Navy base right? The waves down there can be small for sure, there's some nice Halibut fishing off that beach there. I might give that a go.
Ya. Theres a rock pile in front of hotel del Coronado .about200 yrds north of that is usually really flat. The dog beach right by the fence has small waves too and the sand is more compact and parking is usually easy to come by down there as well.
__________________
MLPA- My Largest Poaching Area
lowprofile is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-01-2012, 11:29 PM   #9
lowprofile
#1 on fishstick's hitlist
 
lowprofile's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Sea level
Posts: 1,476
this is what it usually looks like...



__________________
MLPA- My Largest Poaching Area
lowprofile is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-02-2012, 05:47 AM   #10
Jimmyz123
Senior Member
 
Jimmyz123's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: San Diego
Posts: 2,385
That's why this beach is so kid friendly, surfers usually stay away from Coronado because the waves, well again there are no waves. However I have been there on days when a nice southern swell is coming in but again the break there sucks. No shoulders to ride and the waves close out fast. So most days this would be a good Kayak launch.
__________________
No better time than being on the water,

God Bless,
JimmyZ

Jimmyz123 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-02-2012, 08:18 AM   #11
jbaker
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Redding Ca
Posts: 85
the 2011 asp long board world champ is from coronado, yes there is surf there. Any south swell can have north beach pumping big mostly closed out surf. The paddle from north beach to the point isn't much farther than from shelter island or that other launch (can't remember the street name) inside shelter island. either way you have to go past the point and up past the waste treatment plant to be out of the mlpa. Keep in mind that you have to swing wide around the point to avoid the surf. I always wanted to launch at mission bay an paddle out to the man made kelp forest off mission beach, I think its 3 miles north from the inlet.
jbaker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-02-2012, 09:07 AM   #12
blitzburgh
Senior Member
 
blitzburgh's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Menifee
Posts: 2,509
I remember reading once where trips were made launching in Mission Bay and landing in Shelter Island. Obviously you would need to plan with the tide movement and have your vehicles staged in both locations but that would be a fun, full-day trip!
__________________
”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.”
~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe
blitzburgh is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-02-2012, 07:51 PM   #13
Smudge
Squid
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Point Loma, San Diego, CA
Posts: 3
If you don't mind a long drag through the sand, you can launch at the OB Dog Beach at the end of Voltaire St. You can put in at the flood control channel and out that inlet if there is no surf or you can paddle around the back side of the jetty and exit through the Mission Bay channel. Either way, you're not much closer to the kelp then launching at Mariner's Basin in Mission Bay...
Smudge is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-03-2012, 05:50 AM   #14
Jimmyz123
Senior Member
 
Jimmyz123's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: San Diego
Posts: 2,385
Quote:
Originally Posted by jbaker View Post
the 2011 asp long board world champ is from coronado, yes there is surf there. Any south swell can have north beach pumping big mostly closed out surf. The paddle from north beach to the point isn't much farther than from shelter island or that other launch (can't remember the street name) inside shelter island. either way you have to go past the point and up past the waste treatment plant to be out of the mlpa. Keep in mind that you have to swing wide around the point to avoid the surf. I always wanted to launch at mission bay an paddle out to the man made kelp forest off mission beach, I think its 3 miles north from the inlet.
If I were going to launch at Coronado I would fish that area for Halibut and not paddle over to Point Loma. I've paddled from Shelter to the end of the Point a few times, if you plan it right on the out going and incoming tides the paddle is quite easy.
__________________
No better time than being on the water,

God Bless,
JimmyZ

Jimmyz123 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 01:50 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
© 2002 Big Water's Edge. All rights reserved.