Ocean conditions for Fort Bragg are not favorable for the weekend, wind 20+kn gusting to 30+.
There are 3 breweries in town that could ease the pain 

Well that sucks, hopefully it will calm down. If not, I will not take the risk, especially not knowing the local area. Luckily, I have a bag of Halibut steaks from ARW! I was hoping to catch some more crab and fresh fish tacos!

I only went crabbing for a couple hours today after the fog lifted. There was a lot of female and undersized crab off the day use area. I ended up with 3 crabs for lunch, for my wife and I. I made a how to clean and cook crab video while I was at it. Let me know what you think? I was also thinking of heading a little further away from the day use beach to try and find a little better crab selection. Any suggestions?

Thanks Paul, I’ll send you my number just in case.


How’s the crabbing in this area? <70’ of water hopefully 

If you're new to kayaking and solo I wouldn't plan on a beach launch/landing at Westport except on the calmest of days. You should be able to get out safely at Noyo in Fort Bragg and Russian Gulch just south of there but even those are condition dependent - especially for a new kayaker. The cove at Russion Gulch gives some decent protection from the NW winds and swell - the same for the northern side of the cove at Noyo.

Cheers,
Brad

Thank you

Ocean Cove Campground
The launch separates the men from the meek...
Can't get a link to work...brb

http://www.oceancove.org/

I’ll check it out, however, I am pretty new to kayaking and will be going at this alone, unless I meet someone at the launch.

Had a great time today out in the sporty water! I was able to get 3 shakers and 1 legal fish before they called an early end to the tournament. It was great to meet some new people that I hopefully get to fish with in the future. My legal fish wasn’t that big so I didn’t enter it, but here’s a photo proof!

I booked a room in Walnut Creek at the Diablo Mountain Inn. They stated that they have had 1 theft in the last 10-15 years and I can take my kayak in the ground floor room, facing the parking lot.

 I plan to fish Friday morning prior to the tournament. Let me know if anyone else will be fishing the day before?