Dana Point 4/17 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Amish Ed · 04-18-2011, 03:05 PM

Dana holds lots of fish outside, inside not so much. In the summer there's some legal butts, but this time of year it's a dead zone. Where'd you fish last time?

BrokeLoser · 04-18-2011, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Amish Ed

Dana holds lots of fish outside, inside not so much. In the summer there's some legal butts, but this time of year it's a dead zone. Where'd you fish last time?

We fished north of the jetti...the kelp beds up by the rock and the headlands (I think they call it). We drifted the 'trap line' coming back and then drifted Doheny for awhile.

Amish Ed · 04-18-2011, 04:12 PM

Yeah I've been skunked fishing the headlands a few times myself. Try the pipe, Doheny in tight by the river mouth (for Butts) and south of Doheny starting where Capo reef is (sticks out at low tide). Lots of scattered rocks down there.

BrokeLoser · 04-18-2011, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Amish Ed

Yeah I've been skunked fishing the headlands a few times myself. Try the pipe, Doheny in tight by the river mouth (for Butts) and south of Doheny starting where Capo reef is (sticks out at low tide). Lots of scattered rocks down there.

Thanks for the tip Amish Ed
We did fish the Doheny river mouth but never made it down to the start of Capo as the wind was blowing a bit from the north and we were tired by then..haha

Amish Ed · 04-18-2011, 04:43 PM

Dana gets its wind, that's for sure. I try to start in by 11am to avoid the worst, but then I usually launch at sunrise or earlier.

fishsouthcounty · 04-18-2011, 07:55 PM

Looks like it was a good thing i wasnt able to make it Wayne. I had to go out to San Clemente before work at about 1030 to help a friend and saw the crappy conditions crossing the creek on PCH. Bummer on the 2nd skunk outta DP. Need some more consistent warm weather then it should pick up.

BrokeLoser · 04-18-2011, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by fishsouthcounty

Looks like it was a good thing i wasnt able to make it Wayne. I had to go out to San Clemente before work at about 1030 to help a friend and saw the crappy conditions crossing the creek on PCH. Bummer on the 2nd skunk outta DP. Need some more consistent warm weather then it should pick up.

Yeah for sure...the first thing I thought of was Tim isn't missing out on anything..haha
I'll keep an eye on the fish counts and weather reports and wait for consistent EPIC conditions..then I'll go...haha

04-18-2011, 03:05 PM	#1
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Dana holds lots of fish outside, inside not so much. In the summer there's some legal butts, but this time of year it's a dead zone. Where'd you fish last time? __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

04-18-2011, 04:12 PM	#3
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Yeah I've been skunked fishing the headlands a few times myself. Try the pipe, Doheny in tight by the river mouth (for Butts) and south of Doheny starting where Capo reef is (sticks out at low tide). Lots of scattered rocks down there. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

04-18-2011, 04:43 PM	#5
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Dana gets its wind, that's for sure. I try to start in by 11am to avoid the worst, but then I usually launch at sunrise or earlier. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

04-18-2011, 07:55 PM	#6
fishsouthcounty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Juan Capistrano, Ca Posts: 518	Looks like it was a good thing i wasnt able to make it Wayne. I had to go out to San Clemente before work at about 1030 to help a friend and saw the crappy conditions crossing the creek on PCH. Bummer on the 2nd skunk outta DP. Need some more consistent warm weather then it should pick up.