Report for Cambria - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Jkfishing · 06-15-2020, 12:21 PM

5 of us fished cambria from our kayaks last Friday and Saturday morning. Friday condition was perfect but Saturday was the opposite 3-5 ft. Swell (maybe bigger) with 15 mph wind. Lucky for us we were going the same direction with the wind and a current which made coming in much easier just have to be careful not to flip in the washing machine waves and current.

I caught my PB from kayak lingcod 33 inch and 11 1/2 lbs. and my first Cabazon 17 inch.
I lost about the same size lincod last year so it was super satisfying to get a 2nd chance and made it count.

We did catch and cook on the cliff it was beautiful and lots of fun.

BenCantrell · 06-15-2020, 01:58 PM

Awesome! That cabezon is really cool. Would love to fish up there at some point.

Harry Hill · 06-15-2020, 06:15 PM

Where do you launch from in Cambria? I plan on hauling our yaks up there to fish Morro Bay and Cayucas but I would like to fish Cambria also. If I remember correctly the beach there is all cobble. Is there a bay or sandy beach to launch from up there?

Jkfishing · 06-15-2020, 07:18 PM

best place to launch in cambria is Leftingwell landing. Super easy and calm protected cove to launch and land with you kayak. Even with poor conditions 3-5 ft swell and 15 mph wind on Saturday it was still less then ankle high wave to land our kayak.

You can type in leftingwell landing on Waze app for directions.

I highly recommend checking out, if you plan on going PM me I'll give you gps for a spot to get you started.

Harry Hill · 06-15-2020, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Jkfishing

best place to launch in cambria is Leftingwell landing. Super easy and calm protected cove to launch and land with you kayak. Even with poor conditions 3-5 ft swell and 15 mph wind on Saturday it was still less then ankle high wave to land our kayak.

You can type in leftingwell landing on Waze app for directions.

I highly recommend checking out, if you plan on going PM me I'll give you gps for a spot to get you started.

Thank you, that will be great to know. I'm sure I'll be going up this fall. Some GPS spots would be great.

jruiz · 06-16-2020, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Harry Hill

Thank you, that will be great to know. I'm sure I'll be going up this fall. Some GPS spots would be great.

A commonly fished spot is a pinnacle a little more than a mile from the launch. Personally, I find it more fun to pull out rockfish/lings/cabs from shallow water kelp. Largest rockfish I caught there was in 25ft of water in a forest of kelp.

06-15-2020, 12:21 PM	#1
Jkfishing Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 63	Report for Cambria 5 of us fished cambria from our kayaks last Friday and Saturday morning. Friday condition was perfect but Saturday was the opposite 3-5 ft. Swell (maybe bigger) with 15 mph wind. Lucky for us we were going the same direction with the wind and a current which made coming in much easier just have to be careful not to flip in the washing machine waves and current. I caught my PB from kayak lingcod 33 inch and 11 1/2 lbs. and my first Cabazon 17 inch. I lost about the same size lincod last year so it was super satisfying to get a 2nd chance and made it count. We did catch and cook on the cliff it was beautiful and lots of fun. Attached Images

06-15-2020, 06:15 PM	#3
Harry Hill Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Yucaipa, CA Posts: 1,136	Where do you launch from in Cambria? I plan on hauling our yaks up there to fish Morro Bay and Cayucas but I would like to fish Cambria also. If I remember correctly the beach there is all cobble. Is there a bay or sandy beach to launch from up there? __________________ you can't eat it if you release it

06-15-2020, 07:18 PM	#4
Jkfishing Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 63	Leftingwell landing launch best place to launch in cambria is Leftingwell landing. Super easy and calm protected cove to launch and land with you kayak. Even with poor conditions 3-5 ft swell and 15 mph wind on Saturday it was still less then ankle high wave to land our kayak. You can type in leftingwell landing on Waze app for directions. I highly recommend checking out, if you plan on going PM me I'll give you gps for a spot to get you started.

06-15-2020, 01:58 PM	#2
BenCantrell Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Sebastian, Florida Posts: 238	Awesome! That cabezon is really cool. Would love to fish up there at some point.