I went to the shores on Sunday (4/12) with one of my daughters to take out the tandem kayak (not to fish). We headed out at about 3:30. I talked to a number of guys coming in. All were either empty handed or had a few rockfish, mostly pretty small ones.
BTW, this pdf from CA DFG has good pictures of the "no take" fish and selected other rockfish. I keep it and the current regs on my phone.
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.a...06&inline=true
I was hoping my daughter would see some dolphins or whales, but with the onshore winds we didn't get too far out. The most interesting thing we saw was a sea lion at the surface with a decent sized red rockfish. There weren't any fishermen around (he was inside the MLPA) so I guess he came by his fish honestly. My daughter thought it was neat, and I think she had fun. We had a pretty smooth landing, surfing into the ankle deep water before getting out.
Now I just need to install a rod holder aft of the rear seat in the tandem...