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Ocean Beach
Pacifica (never working but you can still get swell and wind forecast for the area)
Mavericks
Steamer Lane
Pleasure Point

and a ton of others around the world.

Yeah, I still get a little water seeping through the ankle cuffs when doing the same things but its usually not that bad.  On the other hand I have fished in board shorts and had them collect water from the footwell when my legs were completely stretched out......then when I picked my legs up they scooped all the water up and sent it straight up my shorts......not the best feeling  

I will definitely be going again.  I'm convinced there's huge sturgeon in decent numbers there.  A shot at my, "fish of a lifetime," would be well worth the effort.  Plus, as a yak fisherman I think I'm getting used to, "roughing it." Its also pretty damn close to my house so I gotta factor that in as well  

If I remember correctly that day had a significant tidal swing and the current was ripping, especially in the middle of the channel.  The only thing it really affected was the paddle home but that can be avoided by timing the fishing around the low tide.  That trolling motor would make things a ton easier though.  I think we learned alot from the last effort that will make future trips a whole lot easier and probably more productive.

There's a resident population of sturgeon that live within that general area but I've also heard of the occasional striped bass being caught around there. I've heard from a couple sources that the sturgeon caught in this region aren't very good table fare but there's alot of very big fish swimming around.  

Things you should know:

Check the tides before heading out.  If possible launch an hour or two before the low tide and fish the incoming tide.  This makes for easier paddling and the narrower channels ensure that passing fish will cruise by your bait (big thanks to the guy that pointed that one out, seems simple but we overlooked it). When we went out for sturgeon earlier this year we launched at the peak of the high and returned toward the end of the outgo.  What we found was that the 5 mile cruise out to the towers was actually a 5 mile hell paddle back in.  Even worse was that our point of entry was now a good 20' away from the low tide water line, which equates to climbing uphill in thigh deep mud.  

To my knowledge, there is no real launch site.  The marina was fenced off earlier this year but I'm not sure of its current status.  We were lucky enough to get permission to drop in at the Blue Whale sailing school.  There's levees around that you should be able to drop in on.  Before buying bait or unloading you should probably drive out and check things out first.  

The primary fishing areas are the "Towers" or the Amtrak crossing. Its a pretty long paddle to get there but easy to navigate. Once you drop in you just follow the slough out and it merges with the coyote.  The Towers are right there at the merge and they're very visible from at a least couple miles away.  The amtrack crossing is south of the towers, so on the way out you'd hang a right at the merge and head upstream like 3/4 of a mile.  I'm sure if there's fishable spots between the launch and the towers but those are the most popular.  




And yes, Allen made a clean getaway at the yacht club.  Good for him....sucked for us but what can you do.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/12871895.htm

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"The measure, signed last month by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, creates the San Francisco Bay Water Trail, envisioned as a network of launching spots for kayaks, canoes and other small boats. It calls for a plan to be drawn up by the state's Bay Conservation and Development Commission, highlighting places the public can easily access the bay, with Web sites, maps, coordinated signs and, in some cases, bathrooms, parking lots, campgrounds or links to hotels."


Among the 86 proposed locations are about a half dozen in the south bay.  A much needed resource for those of us residing down here.  Looks like there's gonna be spots around the dumbarton, milpitas, Menlo, P.A and Alviso.  I sure hope these these launch points offer low tide pull out without wading thigh deep in muck.

With the 15 (and probably most other longer boats) you're also gonna lose some manueverability.  Its not really an issue in the ocean but fishing the delta is different.  Most of the time I had no problems but there were a few times that the wind kicked up mid-day, combo'ed with the tides and blew me off alot of spots. Getting turned around and keeping your boat positioned may take a bit of effort.  This may affect your work.  I'd definitely rent one and test it out on the waters you'll spend the majority of the time on.  I still haven't paddled the 13 but from what I've read the cockpit is also bigger than that of the 15 so that may also be a factor.  Also as mentioned...the footwells flood and don't have a drain channel (I have scupper plugs but water always makes its way in).   They're most likely still using the original molds and now that there newer boat (13) has a channel and there's a few other options on the market they'll have to upgrade them for next years model.

Maybe its cause I'm kind of a tackle whore, but I think thats a pretty damn cool reel.  Don't know if I'd ever buy one but think of the possibilities that may stem off it.  Reels that automatically engage and disengage for salmon mooching