01-08-2003, 01:18 AM
[cool][font "Times New Roman"][size 3] Don't know what current conditions are like, but I can almost guarantee you won't find much worthwhile kelp off the primary beaches of Orange or LA counties. I used to live in Santa Barbara and had a hundred spots between Ventura and El Capitan Beach...up off the coast highway. You can see the doable kelp beds from the road in most cases. The area off Rincon Point was often very productive, for a variety of species. Also, from Goleta north there is a mix of rocks and sand that is easily fished from a tube.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]While the kelp dampens the surf, it is a good idea to see from which direction the swells are coming and try to find a point or cove that offers protection for launching and beaching. [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Just south of Newport is Corona Del Mar. There isn't much kelp there but there are some good rocks. And, there are often some nice halibut on the sand between shallow rocky reefs. Still further south you have Laguna Beach. Not recommended to launch off the popular swim beaches in the summer, but sometimes you can manage in the winter.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]All along the coast to San Diego there are rocks and occasional reachable kelp. The big calicos hit best when the water is moving, but that ain't the best time to be out there in your donut. It's a trade off.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]I used to spend a lot of time both inside and outside the jetties at Newport. Good bay bass inside, along with small halibut. Big perch and opaleye around the rocks, with some occasional calicos and a big cabezone or two...if you can keep them out of the rocks. At the very end of the Newport side of the jetties there are sometimes some big schools of Catalina blue perch, which are a ball on light tackle. Also catch a few sheepshead on squid out there in the winter. In warmer water I have had good action on barries and bonito just off the end of the jetties. A few stray white seabass in the winter with an occasional junior sized black seabass.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Anybody got any currently good kelp beds they are willing to divulge? I'm stuck over here in Arizona and can only drool a lot thinking about it.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]While the kelp dampens the surf, it is a good idea to see from which direction the swells are coming and try to find a point or cove that offers protection for launching and beaching. [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Just south of Newport is Corona Del Mar. There isn't much kelp there but there are some good rocks. And, there are often some nice halibut on the sand between shallow rocky reefs. Still further south you have Laguna Beach. Not recommended to launch off the popular swim beaches in the summer, but sometimes you can manage in the winter.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]All along the coast to San Diego there are rocks and occasional reachable kelp. The big calicos hit best when the water is moving, but that ain't the best time to be out there in your donut. It's a trade off.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]I used to spend a lot of time both inside and outside the jetties at Newport. Good bay bass inside, along with small halibut. Big perch and opaleye around the rocks, with some occasional calicos and a big cabezone or two...if you can keep them out of the rocks. At the very end of the Newport side of the jetties there are sometimes some big schools of Catalina blue perch, which are a ball on light tackle. Also catch a few sheepshead on squid out there in the winter. In warmer water I have had good action on barries and bonito just off the end of the jetties. A few stray white seabass in the winter with an occasional junior sized black seabass.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Anybody got any currently good kelp beds they are willing to divulge? I'm stuck over here in Arizona and can only drool a lot thinking about it.[/size][/font]
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