My name is Matt and I live and kayak fish in southern California. Ocean and freshwater.
A few friends and I are coming up to San Simeon are July 7th for a few days of kayak fishing.
Could use a little help with a good place to launch, techniques.
Dont need to know your secret honey hole but some advice would be greatly appreciated. We are all somewhat experienced guys just new to the area.
Maybe, someone wants to come out and fish with us. We will be fishing saturday pm, Sunday all day and Monday till noon.
Thanks in advance for any info. Matt
AlexB:
I can't help you out with a launch in San Simeon, but I've fished a few spots just south of there (cambria, Cayucos, etc) and had great luck. 5 or 6 inch swimbaits will do the trick for rockfish, cabezon, and lingcod. Fish the sandy areas between the rocks for a chance at a flatty.U
AlexB:
I'd usually fish the kelp beds in 15 to 45 feet of water with a swimbait rigged on a 1 or 2 oz head.
RAWYAK:
a agree with AlexB about the swimbaits. I used to go to Cal Poly and fished San Simeon many times. You can launch at the beach next to the pier, but its not the easiest to master. If I remember, its a shore break and can get up to 4 or 5 feet. There are kelp beds all around. I caught a 34" ling in 12ft of water on time at San Simeon. I would only use swimbaits and did pretty well most days.
I definitely miss that part of Cali.... It was awesome knowing that hardly anyone fishes the Cent. Coast.
Good Luck!!
PISCEAN:
--- Quote from: RAWYAK on July 02, 2012, 03:47:16 PM ---a agree with AlexB about the swimbaits. I used to go to Cal Poly and fished San Simeon many times. You can launch at the beach next to the pier, but its not the easiest to master. If I remember, its a shore break and can get up to 4 or 5 feet. There are kelp beds all around. I caught a 34" ling in 12ft of water on time at San Simeon. I would only use swimbaits and did pretty well most days.
I definitely miss that part of Cali.... It was awesome knowing that hardly anyone fishes the Cent. Coast.
Good Luck!!
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yeah, the only times I have seen yak fishers there they were launching from the south side of the pier. it was a low surf day so it was easy peasy for them. Last winter i talked to some pier fishermen, they said kayakers were getting fall halis along the rock wall north of the SS pier. I have seen nice perch caught farther south @ Moonstone beach if you are into shore perchin. Otherwise the closest I have come to fishing that area is Cayucos. Agreed though, it is a nice fishy chunk of coast.