The Gopher:
Went for an evening drive and walk in Capitola with the kiddo and we were pleased to see the wharf was mostly open, the construction fencing is gone, and beach access for launches on the west side of the wharf is open. The ramp looks better than it used to; big broken chunks of concrete are gone. It was about a 5.5-foot high tide, and you can see there's not a ton of beach there. Depth drops off quickly at that level, as we saw a couple swimmers were neck deep only 10 or 15 feet from the edge.
It was great to walk on the wharf to about 2/3 of the way out, where the gate was closed. You can see they're setting up the boat/bait shop, the crane is there, and a few skiffs are laying around. People were fishing. It was nice.
I'm a little beach shy these days after wiping out in Capitola during a high tide and wacky shore break a couple years ago. As much as I've enjoyed the eye candy when landing on the beach there, it'll be close quarters at high tide when people start sunbathing and whatnot.
fishbushing:
That's cool thanks for the update and pictures :smt006
Sledge:
Spent a month in San Diego La Jolla fishing every day and that beach launch would make my heart patter just thinking about it but after a month of continuous wipeout coming in I finally figured it out you come in backwards looks silly but it works. You should try it sometime. Guy on an outback told me his experience so I tried it SUCCESS…
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PISCEAN:
great documentation! I haven't launched there in some time just die to the hectic vibe when landing. Still, it looks better than I remember it.