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Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) / Re: Got a Late notice on the Rent !

« on: October 02, 2017, 07:27:05 PM »

I made my first launch the same day, but down in Soqual Cove. If I had your experience I would probably never have the guts to go out again. I’m so not ready for that.

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Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) / Re: Seacliff State Beach 9/27 to 9/30

« on: October 02, 2017, 06:30:05 PM »

Quote from: JohnnyAb on October 02, 2017, 06:06:35 PM

Thanks for the Report

Seems like it smelt like a good time!

Hardy har har

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Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) / Re: Seacliff State Beach 9/27 to 9/30

« on: October 02, 2017, 05:47:33 PM »

Hey y’all, I just wanted to follow up on my trip. I did get to launch from the beach at Seacliff. Swells were only about 1.5 feet, so for a first time launch it was a piece of cake. I caught several smelt, but nothing else. Billions of anchovies everywhere and the fish finder indicates fish all around the perimeter of the bait balls, but all I ever saw was smelt and porpoise. My wife saw a shark about 4 feet long launch itself out of the water like it thought it was a whale. In all, great fun.

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Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) / Re: Seacliff State Beach 9/27 to 9/30

« on: September 25, 2017, 07:58:06 PM »

Quote from: FeoPronk on September 25, 2017, 06:54:43 PM

You can see the reefs in the Santa Cruz area quite well in Google Maps satellite view if you zoom in.

FeoPronk that is one awesome tip. Thanks!!

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Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) / Re: Seacliff State Beach 9/27 to 9/30

« on: September 25, 2017, 06:31:22 PM »

Quote from: ex-kayaker on September 25, 2017, 04:34:00 PM

My first kayak launch was at seacliff......that shore dump ended my idylic vision of surfing my yak in like a hawaiin outrigger lol.

Check with the lifeguards/park rangers, they may not even let you launch or land if the beach is crowded.

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Ex-Kayaker, thanks for the information. I never would have thought to ask the lifeguards about permission to launch.

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Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) / Re: Seacliff State Beach 9/27 to 9/30

« on: September 25, 2017, 06:29:27 PM »

Quote from: Bushy on September 25, 2017, 02:06:13 PM

be careful launching from Seacliff or new brighton beach. Better launch is just up the coast at Captiola wharf. For fishing rockfish and lings, you need to head up to captiola anyway. No reef structure (except the one secret reef near cement ship. Even I don't know where it is.) paddle past NBrighton to the kelp line follow that line to the outside point near captiola shard. Reefs right there, and more reefs straight out from wharf in 50-70 FOW as well as a bit further west 40-80 FOW.

Good luck have safe and be fun.

Bushy

Bushy, thanks for the information. I will look at the map and head to Capitola. Cheers!

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Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) / Seacliff State Beach 9/27 to 9/30

« on: September 25, 2017, 12:55:16 PM »

Hi All,

Besides my intro, this is my first post in the group and I'm new to ocean kayak fishing. New as in have only been on Tomales Bay one time. I will be camping at Seacliff State Beach Wednesday evening through check out on Saturday. I will be taking my Hobie Outback and hope to catch anything. Will try for rock fish and Lings. If anyone wants to head that way and meet up, I could sure use a good mentor. Any advise is always welcome. I did read the beginners section and I do have a wetsuit, marine radio, pump, whistle, etc., so I think I have the right safety gear.

I though of heading to HMB one day to try for Salmon, but would prefer to join up with others, as I have no idea what I would be doing.

On a side note, the camping area is wide open to lots of foot traffic. How do y'all secure your kayaks at night to keep someone from stealing them?

Cheers,
Bob

Introductions / Re: Post Your Picture, Screen Name and Real Name

« on: September 17, 2017, 08:41:26 PM »

Hi All,

My name is Robert (Bob) Fairchild, screen name is simply "rffairchild" and below are a few picture of me and my wife Pam. We love camping, backpacking, and I LOVE fishing. I have kayak fished the lakes of the foothills and Sierras, but really want to get into fishing the central coast. I participated in a Hobie First Cast event on Tomales Bay in July and was hooked (pun intended). I just picked up the 2017 Hobie Outback Camo edition. Can't wait to catch fish.

I live in Patterson (central valley) and work in Berkeley. Hope to see you on the water. First trip will be Seacliff State Beach in 2 weeks.

Cheers,
Bob (Robert when I'm in trouble)

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Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) / Re: Got a Late notice on the Rent !

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Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) / Re: Seacliff State Beach 9/27 to 9/30

Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) / Re: Seacliff State Beach 9/27 to 9/30

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Introductions / Re: Post Your Picture, Screen Name and Real Name