I love to spend time fishing! My friends and I primarily fish in Southern California, mostly in Orange and San Diego counties and occasionally in the San Bernardino mountains. During the winter and spring months we focus on lakes targeting panfish, and during the summer and fall we hit up the ocean and bays.
Awesome lodge and location. I worked there a couple of summers a long while back before the name change (Lands End Lodge). Tons of hard earned memories and adventures had there!
You can’t miss them if you fish off Doheny with sardines. They’re actually a real pain! One of the guys shared a Leopard Shark steak with me. Let’s just say that it wasn’t all that great. CPR is a better option for them.
I gotta ask I’m genuinely curious I suppose. The kayaks are nice and sorta small but to have a boat that you can stand up in would seem so much better and more versatile. I guess I just don’t understand the popularity of the kayaks. It seems small boats would be about as much hassle yet with tons more advantage and utility. I’m not acting like I’m an authority btw just curious
Well there are lots of reasons people enjoy kayak fishing and there are lots of practical reasons for having one. Storage space, rental cost for storage, and transportation play a big role for owning either a boat or kayak. Some advantages to owning a kayak is being on the water having peace and quiet instead of having to listen to an engine. Another is being able to get into places a boat can’t such as a kelp bed. Generally speaking kayaks are less expensive to buy and maintain than motorized boats. A few disadvantages are limited deck space and storage. Another would be the distance that you could cover. I’m sure there are another million pros and cons depending on who you talk to.
@@SouthwestKayakFishing yeah. I may have to try one some day. I have a small inflatable boat and it isn’t perfect either. The only thing I think about when I watch the kayak videos tho is how cumbersome it looks not being able to stand up or move. Maybe it’s just a form of claustrophobia I have or something.
This video is one of my favorites. I love spending time in San Diego bay! Too bad it’s so far from us, but I used to go the once a month to target Spotties and Butts. Hopefully we can all make it down there during the winter and spring. It’s totally worth the drive. I usually stay in the bay and really haven’t been to LJ to look for YT. Maybe one day.
Was just out at capistrano beach and seen the waves breaking a couple hundred yards out and was wondering if there was a reef or sand bar. Your video answered my question i forsure need to grab a kayak and hit the reef for some of those sheep head
Yes, there are a few reefs and rock piles off the beach but they’re not known to have Sheephead on them. The closest productive ones are just right out of the harbor near the white and red buoys. If you want to find a better Sheephead bite you need to go north to the kelp beds just off the strand and salt creek. Good luck!🍀
I was out on the pipe catching Sheephead and Whitefish when I heard you guys pop on the radio but mine got condensation and stopped working so I couldn't meet up with you guys! Glad to see you guys killed it! Would love to fish with you guys next time
Hopefully next time! It seems like every time I head out to the pipe the wind picks up and makes it a real pain in the a$$ to get back in. I wouldn’t mind heading out there on a low wind day.
Man what a cluster f**k with that shark! You got lucky and avoided injury there. Why even bring it aboard other than getting video content? Just cut that line. Hook will rust out.
Thanks for your concern, but you should know Leopard Shark have “very” small teeth. Yes it does make good content and after boating dozens of these I feel quite safe handling them, and I feel responsible for removing the hook.
Next time, but you had a pretty good look at that inshore Thresher👍 They fight SO much stronger than Leopard sharks. Hopefully we’ll both get some soon. See you on the beach💪
Not for the ocean but for fresh water but it’s best to check the DFW website for more info. Also, it would really be problematic fishing with a second rod in deep water for rockfish.
appreciate the rig/bait info and I think I can sort of tell where this area is - I'm looking to catch some Sheephead but I don't really know where the kelp structure is outside of the harbor yet
We were up there north of the point today. It was pretty tough fishing for everyone. I only managed two short Sheep. There is red tide out of the harbor all the way up to the point and the water temp was 58°
@Southwest Kayak Fishing yeah that red tide was gnarly today - I was out for half of the day and had a few tail swipes at doheny but no fish there. Couple barracuda on the way back in with a jerkbait but they was it. Rough day for everyone I talked to! Gonna try again tomorrow.
This is rad! I've been looking into getting a kayak to do some fishing out of Doheny. I grew up fishing in Southwest Florida, saw you had a video from Longboat Key :) Would love to see more videos of fishing out of Doheny!
Good stuff both with the video and fish. Nice to meet you and Anthony in the parking lot (with Steve) before setting out that morning. Good luck next time as well.
