Dana Point Report

[dorado123]

Thanks for the report
Around this time of year bait barge guy wasn't there or sleeping, hate to wake him up or wait till he come back

[Southwest Kayak Fishing]

Hi Dave
Thanks for posting up! It’s been tough finding a day that would work out with the crappy weather or unreasonable sea conditions.

The bait barge increased the cost of a kayak scoop to $25 around the beginning of the new year.

Now we’re going to have to wait for the storms to pass and the inshore conditions to settle down a little bit😕

[Salty]

Thanks for the report! I've fished DP about 5 times so far in 2023 and that has been the general experience. Long, cold trips with not a lot of fish to show for it! Sandies were biting at a few holes around the 100' mark past the pipe, but other than that, no takers... All bites were on the jig too.
Also, Everingham Bros Bait Co. has raised the price to $25 for a kayak scoop, so he was definitely not padding the tip. Those guys have had a rough winter, so don't forget the tip going forward! (I forgot the first time already...)

[JohnMckroidJr]

Kudo's Dave -- for making it out and reporting! Fish or no fish, let's keep the sport alive by sharing our participation

[govomit]

... fried sardines are delicious !

[vincentek9]

thanks for the report. it seems all of these storms rolling through have constantly messed up the bite in both fresh and salt water. And have you considered taking sardines home and freezing them to use as bait later on? I know dead dines don't work so well for the halibut here, but it makes good chum and i think it works on misc bass and bigger rockfish.

[PapaDave]

I hit up DP yesterday, for the first time ever, at least for me, there wasn't anyone manning the bait receiver. I waited around for about 45 minutes thinking he was getting something to eat, but no show, and I didn't see the boat they use either. Oh well, I brought a sabiki I keep in the box so I figured I'd head out and see if I could catch a mackerel or two. No go there, but in that attempt I did get a sculpin and a short sand bass. The wind picked up a lot and it got rough so in I went.

On a side note, the water was cold and real dirty. And the water was acting weird, there where areas where the chop was bad and a few yards away it was a better, kind of like there was something intercepting the chop to some degree. There was also a green streak in the water running pretty much on top of the pipeline. Strange things going on out there...