Sorry, checked in on this thread late.
Is this going to be a weekend thing?
Did anyone think about/consider Lake Isabella? Pretty easy drive from I.E./San Bernadino or Greater L.A./SFV. Only downside is weather unpredictable.
Have never been there with a kayak but I hear it's an under rated LM bass hole that's also good for cats and crappie (along with trout in the winter).
I've noticed there are many fly anglers on the board now, this is a fairly easy fly fish lake for those species (if I'm to believe the publications I've read over the years).
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