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Topic: Help me find some shark near Redwood City?  (Read 1898 times)

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Bucktailpath

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Hey all. My brother is visiting next week and we are wanting to get some shark fishing in. I've fished either side of Elkhorn Slough with limited success. Got a number of rays but no shark.

Heard from a few places that Redwood city has good shark fishing. Am hoping to try it out Sunday or Monday. Would love any help to know how best to do it.

where's the best spot to launch the kayaks? High tide/low tide, incoming or outgoing best? Bait? have frozen squid as a starting point. How deep? Any spot better than others?

Would love any help. Thanks! Will post a report afterwards.


FishingForTheCure

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Sharks in Elkhorn are harder to come by now that they have closed most of it off to fishing.  Best baits I've found in E.S. are crabs for sharks & inkeeper worms for rays since those are the most abundant food source within the slough.


EWB

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Low tide at the old Palo alto harbor launch off the windsurf dock way in the back.  At low tide they have no place to go
-Eric Berg


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Bucktatil, there is a small public ramp in RWC.  Apparently the only one, unless you want to hump boats off the jetty lol

http://www.redwoodcityport.com/p7iq/html/LaunchRamp.html

here's an older report for reference.  Squid should work.  Unless tides are seriously swinging you both should be able to sit on a single same 5lb anchor by daisy chain.

http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=17592.0


Jeremy

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Pm me and I'll tell you where I've seen guys pulling angel sharks from shore. I have a good kayak launch spot nearby too.


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Brisbane tube, you will get sick of the leopard sharks.
Live today for tomorrow's sake.
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PablitoPescador

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Just paddle a couple miles out of Capitola. I hear the topwater bite's real hot :smt044
« Last Edit: March 17, 2015, 11:42:11 AM by PablitoPescador »


sazunala

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I agree with Darius.  I used to fish Sierra Point Parkway Pier a lot with my sons.  After about the 3rd or 4th one, it makes your hand smell smell like rancid petrol or something.
Just Ted G.☺️


Bucktailpath

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Thanks for all the tips! 

Where would be the ideal spots to park/launch for Brisbane?

EWB- I'm trying to find that launch on google maps. Is that by the marsh area? Or where should I be looking?


EWB

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Thanks for all the tips! 

Where would be the ideal spots to park/launch for Brisbane?

EWB- I'm trying to find that launch on google maps. Is that by the marsh area? Or where should I be looking?

here ya go. nice launch ramp it doesn't look like much but at low tide there are all these really shallow bowls.

https://goo.gl/maps/JDceG
-Eric Berg


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Thanks for all the tips! 

Where would be the ideal spots to park/launch for Brisbane?

EWB- I'm trying to find that launch on google maps. Is that by the marsh area? Or where should I be looking?
Oyster point or anywhere around.
Live today for tomorrow's sake.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.


SOMA

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Not too close to the bay, but this guy might be someone to ask about sharks.  http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/shark-shocks-fishermen-steals-fish-boat/


Bucktailpath

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Thanks. We'll have plenty of time. Is low tide the ideal?

Any depths better than others? Or do they just cruise around all over?

EWB- do you turn right and go up those channels? Or left and stay in the bigger water?

Sorry for all the questions, but I'm new to this and pretty excited to hopefully feel some tugs on the line soon!


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Thanks. We'll have plenty of time. Is low tide the ideal?

Any depths better than others? Or do they just cruise around all over?

EWB- do you turn right and go up those channels? Or left and stay in the bigger water?

Sorry for all the questions, but I'm new to this and pretty excited to hopefully feel some tugs on the line soon!
If you will fish brisbane tube, it is idean when its start out going (low tide). but if fishing other areas I think high tide is prefered.
Live today for tomorrow's sake.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.


Bucktailpath

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Sounds good. We'll be spending most of the day fishing so I was hoping to have a few good options. If nothing is happening in one spot, we'll load up and try another.

Now to find some salmon belly...