"What do I think of Davenport" report - Aug 17, 2011....

thanks Ernie, but i'll never go back EVER!!  the SC surfers are dicks and dont want you parking in THEIR parking spots........ and the place is plainly fished out.

Hi All:

 Don't wants to jack the thread but, yes Allen did tell me not
to park in the Locals ' spots. .
                                                             Regards
                                                             Ernie
                                                         

Hi All:

 Don't wants to jack the thread but, yes Allen did tell me not
to park in the Locals ' spots. .
                                                             Regards
                                                             Ernie
                                                         

you already did, got any more pics/stories of you and fish? 

guess i look like a "local" I've never been hassled there.

did you park in front of the bbq on the bluff? that spot is indeed "reserved'.

guess i look like a "local" I've never been hassled there.

did you park in front of the bbq on the bluff? that spot is indeed "reserved'.

naw,,,,, we stayed on the NON SantaCruzSurfer side. 

Yeah, I never liked the vibe that the local surfers give out when you park in "their" parking lot. Even the kayak surfers and SUP guys are "not allowed" to surf the South side of the cove because it "belongs" to the surfers 

I once paddled out past a pack of surfers and was yelled at "Go Home Kayak Surfer"....the idiot must have been blind cause I was in a 15 foot kayak that had multiple fishing rods sticking out of it and a gigantic net to go along with it 

Anyway, Davenport has been good to me in the past. It's been a good Halibut spot for me but I'd rather go to MBK cause I've had the heebe-gee-bee feeling fishing out of Davenport...and I still do.

Guys in kayaks will always be 'targets' to be taunted & victimized by the real surfer he-men OTW. That is until they.....
 1# See your fish catches of the day.
 2# See your 60+ lb kayak barreling down on their -10 lb fragile surfboard.
 3# Be told to watch out for the "multiple lines out with large sharp hooks". 
 That worked out pretty good for Sharky one day in Pacifica. Those surfers got out of the way pretty fast. 

it was gnar-gnar out there!

LMFAO! I haven't heard that one in some time!!!

       What depth  were you fishing ?          I love that place !      Blame it on  the full moon.

       What depth  were you fishing ?          I love that place !      Blame it on  the full moon.

60 to 70 FOW

  Hooked  that 28 lb halibut in 75' last month.   straight out   Black/ gold Swimbait was the lucky ticket.

previous moonless night.   

Even on a seemingly calmer day the ocean can get rough out there and if your not prepared and up to date on the swell reports it can be a rough ride.  I will admit that I like fishing Davenport but only on those rare days when the swell and wind are really down, but even then I wouldn't fish there after noon.  The white caps are relentless that time of day.  The two pictures down below were taken on the same day.  It seems so flat and peaceful on the beach but out there a ways well, you can see the choppy swell rolling by.