Species to target around California City?

Had another great day on the water yesterday, launching off of Paradise Beach park. Little wind and no waves made for great conditions. Came home skunked yet again, but saw lots of seals, sea lions and jumping Thresher Sharks!!! Coolest thing I have ever seen on the water! They were breaching all over the place, jumping vertically out of the water. One launched only 10 feet from my bow! OMG I so wanted to hook into one. Wow.
I spent most of my time trolling and drifting for Halibut across most of the eastern shore of the peninsula, which was generally in the 10-20 foot depth, but rounding the point just beyond the Paradise pier it quickly drops down to 80+feet. I was wondering if there are other species to target at this depth, in this area, like Ling, Rockfish and Sevengill shark. Im aware that this can be an area to target for salmon, but was thinking more about bottom dwellers. Would love to hear if anyone have different catch experiences around that area.
Lots of boats around at the same time, but neither they nor the guys on the pier seemed to be pulling anything in. Next time......

Salmon and strippers off of CC.

There are various sharks down there in the depths (including sevengills), but I have not targeted them. Not a big fan of shark meat, personally.


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be careful in CC when on a kayak. it blows hard and the current might not be in your favor upon wanting to return.

^^^^^ That! I got caught in a ripping outgoing tide with a steady head on breeze. If you stop paddling, you lose 100' of gain. Prob some big predators on the downward side of the hinge point waiting for what gets swept over.

Fly line a whole sardine or herring for a thresher. Have 6-8' of heavy leader, and get ready to go for a ride!!! Have a knife handy to cut your line and do it when you have someone to help you with the shark. Get a rope around the tail ASAP if you keep it. Cut the gills. I have not caught one in six or seven years, lots of guys catch them frequently, they may give better info than me, I may be way behind the times lol

Hooking into a thresher would be pretty exciting, however heavier gear and a bit of help would certainly be required. And yes, current and wind are serious factors to consider in that spot.
I'm heard of Ling and Rockfish being caught in the bay, but I expect in deeper water than I typically fish. I'll hit that spot again and see what I hook into.