>>589481The bottom there is mostly sand and mud. When we fish tomales we target Hali's, sharks & rays. Along with good amounts of crab and LOTS of nice clams.
You mentioned rockfish and lings? Theres also greenling, perch and a scattering of cabezon too but.....Thats only if you have a bigger motor and are skilled enough to know when to gtfo of there. That's the west side dude.. towards the point. That is where it all changes. there's rocks and current and wind and sharks. Lots of sharks. check out north of ducks beach. we camped /out/ for a weekend there. shit ton of grassy rockfish, bunch of greenling, loads of perch, a few cabz, all within an east paddle and all on bass gear, fish were tucked into the bluffs and rock shelves. We got the idea from watching the charter boats drift that area when it was howling outside the bay and it paid off for us, but that shit can change in a blink and the tides will swing like saggy tits. Ive seen over a dozen nasty rescues with dead people out there, and easily 99% werent prepared for immersion, the severe tidal change, the sudden wind build, and massive currents that rake along the shoals. It creates a sidewash rip effect and it sucks boats into the troughs which eventually swamp, flip & drown your ass. And did i mention that its sharky as fuck out there? seals live and breed right around the corner.
We didnt know that until a ranger on a horse told us while we were camping. Super cool ranger. Didnt say shit about how were not supposed to be out there camping on park lands without a permit. or having a fire..or smoking herb, just told us to be sure to clean up after ourselves, dont fuck with the elk and to be safe. I think he mustve been a fisherman because he seemed to understand our madness. Great times.
TLDR: just be super aware of the currents, wind conditions and sharks. If a seal/sea lion swims up to the boat and tries to get in its hiding from something. but thats another story...
