How close to the Ocean do you live?
 

I love reading all these Ocean Fishing stories on this forum, it makes me want to be on the water as I type. Also makes me wonder how close all of you live to the waters edge? I live in Tehachapi, Ca so for me a trip to the Ocean is gonna take me 3hrs or so to get there. Not that it's a big deal but from reading some of the stories on here it seems some of you go :reel: almost every day. I have still not put my Kayak in the water to fish from yet but am hoping it's soon. I will most likely fish more freshwater than Saltwater but that's mostly due to demograpics. You guys are some lucky bastards to be able to go to the Ocean all the time like it seems like you do. Anyone else on the board here have to travel a few hours to get to the Ocean? Also having never fished at places like LJ etc is there places there to camp to make a couple days of it? RV? Trailers etc? Also Merry Christmas. I get to work at the Fire house today... :cheers1:

J St (Harbor) - 10 minutes
Mission Bay area - 20 minutes
La Jolla - 30'ish minutes

Overall, pretty close compared to your 3 hours.

Almost exactly 100 miles from my driveway to LJ shores...

little more that 1 mile to Bolsa Chica/Sunset Beach...1.3 hours La Jolla

1hr from Malibu
1hr from Cabrillo Beach
1hr from Newport Harbor

I lived in La Jolla,Ca. for 20 years, only 5 long minute to the Shores & it takes me for ever to get all my gear set up at the beach to go in the ocean. My friend Yani from Dana Point live in LA now; poor guy... I want him to move next door so we can go out fishing together more often.:)

It takes me 1.5 hrs from Downey to LJ. But I'm only here
until I get a couple of surgerys.

I've always lived by the water, and frankly, my heart
goes out to those less fortunate. What a pain in the ass
making those long drives...

Merry Christmas to all, and don't worry Leo, like Arnold says,
I'll be back.

lacofdfireman,

3 hrs., my heart go out to ya brother... I'm about 20 min but have not been OTW in 2 months now... Work seems to get in the way. Hopefully we cross paths, I was up at Del Valle training your new hazmat crew 2 weeks ago. Wanted to fish Castasic Lake but could not fit it in...

There is Campland by the Bay in Mission Bay that you could check out. Only about 15 min to LJ.

Merry Christmas!
Hazmat7:cheers1:

Your surgery will go well Yani. Won't be long before you and i will be fishing together again and hooking up Y.T. and 50lb White Seabass just like last year. trust me on that! I'll keep you posted cause i only live 25min from La Jolla.

Come feb thru may - my business slows down and I'm home free!! Hey, I can't decide between a revo or a PA. Josh says He loves his PA over his Revo. So maybe I'll get a PA. Hope you get your soon.

I'm on the waters edge in Encnitas. Blessed to live where I do. I fish la jolla every once and a while but love the local kelpbeds out front.

Anybody ever wants to paddle out in Enc or solana let me know.

My door is always open to you for those fours and six's. Im on C div here and live 10 minutes from the launch. Shoot me a pm if you wanna crash so u can launch early sometime. Patrick

10 mins from Seal Beach, 15 to LB or OEX Sunset Beach 1.5 hours to La Jolla in her van or 45 mins in the bug but it cost me $$$ in gas.:D

I am 111 miles from LJ.About 30ish from NPH and 45 or so from Dana pt.Just go and plan on getting a room for the night because LJ will take a lot out of you when you hit it hard.

City: Los Angeles
45 mins to Malibu
15 mins to marina del rey
1 hour to sunset beach

2 hours to la jolla

Ha ha...let the hate roll...

One beach - walk, 17 min
- bike, 4 min
- drive, 9 min
Other - walk, 9 min
- bike, 3 min
- drive - too long...

Merry Christmas...

The way it was raining last week in our neighborhood I was only 50' from the waters edge

City: Norwalk
LJ - Far, but not far enough to keep me away
DP - Closer, but not close enough
LB - A hop two skips and roughly four jumps away

1.5 miles from Oside harbor, but it sucks so I drive 10 mins to carlsbad or 25 or 30mins to la jolla

1 hr from Newport
2 hr to LJ. Going there.....It seems like 4 hrs coming back..(including a nap in some parking lot:D)

Ya, just as I figured. You are all lucky to live so close. I could only dream of living somewhere near the waters edge. Not gonna happen anytime soon though since we have lost all the equity in our home. For now it's just a pipe dream. Would like to make it down that way sometime though. I have my X-Factor and Stealth 14 that have never been in Salt Water...

15 minutes from Newport, 30 minutes from Dana Point and 1hr 15 minutes from La Jolla but La Jolla is my favorite.

Launch Lurkers?
 

ummmm....not close enough I guess.....although its always easy to spot some of the guys that DO live close to the launch....you know the guys always lurk'in around the launch, shak'in u down for info, try'in to look in your hatches and truck....full of useless info from last time they went fishing. :doh:

Just another reason to practice C&R !!!!:biggrinjester:

lacofdfireman,
As for camping, as mentioned before campland is pretty close to LJ and is a cool place to stay. If you have something fairly small (trailer or van) the parking lot is open from 3 or 4am to 10pm and has trailer/RV spots if you get there early..... fish, eat sleep, and then drive home before 10pm....or just go park your rig on one of the streets, as long as your not being super loud/obvious you won't have a problem. Just make sure your gear is locked up good.

Good luck!!

I'm roughly 1 hour from what seems like everything (Newport Beach, Dana Point, La Jolla, Oceanside & Huntington Harbor). I'm around 2.5-3 hours to the Colorado river, but only minutes from Lake Elsinore, Lake Skinner, Lake Perris & Diamond Valley Reservoir (can't take the yak out there). Would love to fish Lake Mathews (MWD lake not open to the public) as I drive by it every work day just wishing to hookup on one of those beast bass living in there.

Lake Mathews
 

30 years ago I lived off La Sierra and fished Mathews a half a dozen times before getting caught by the man. They kept my gear and fish and wrote me a ticket for around $125.00. I think it is a federal reserve now and the ticket would be huge..

I caught a bass every cast and they were biggin's. There is a group of people that fish it at night still ( I am not one of them). http://www.pbase.com/mac1776/lake_matthews

I would love just to fish - but my work is just going nuts and I don't see it slowing down any time soon ( I am one of the fortunate ones). I keep saying I am going to spend the day with "The Darkhorse" - but that was a year ago and I hate making promises I can't keep. Hopefully there will be smoke on the water soon:sifone:

30+ min to Marina Del Rey, which I have only been to once.
40 to Cabrillo
1 hr to Dana Pt.
1 3/4 hr to La Jolla
( all times at o'dark 30 with no traffic and damn the speed limit)

A few friends of mine camped at Campland on the Bay for the Moyer Tourney this year in tents and said it was convenient.

5 minutes to la jolla:sifone::sifone:

About 25 minutes to LJ, 16.6 miles according to google maps. Almost a straight shot going west.
But go every day? Not a chance. Once a week - that's pushing it - twice a month would be nice, once a month is more like it, if all goes well.

Lucky
 

10 minutes to carlsbad state in the water at lj , mb, sd bay 30 minutes

3+ hours to San Luis Opispo
50 mins County Line
45 mins to Esco
12 mins to MDR
20 mins to Redondo
30 mins to San Pedro
2 hours to La Jolla
2+ hours to Shelter Island

i live in clairemont 4.8 miles to the LJ launch

Im in Carlsbad about 25 minutes to LJ but I only live 5 min from the beach

i knew weve got some commuters but man!
Dark 30
lets see.
LJ-30
SD B-15
MB-20
IB-10

I needa make more trips up

3 minutes (if i get coffee) newport harbor
30 mins from Dp

LaCosta, have yet to fish the kelp 10 minutes from my house . Need to go with someone who is familiar with best places t launch 

exactly 1/4 mile to the south end of carlsbad state beach.

it's a beautiful thing!

7 miles form Bolsa Chica 15 min. for surf session. 90 mile from LJ.
4 hrs to great hunting @ Las Tablas ranch in Paso Robles in SLO county

Wow, all these posts make me want to relocate... I am far from everything where I live...