California Trip Suggestions

[MichaelAngelo]

Soon to be off with the family to California! If you guys know anything about fishing in California (MikeH I know you love Vegas LOL) I'm open to your suggestions .

I must consider before I leave:

-What sort of tackle to buy or bring
-What size and line capacity fishing reel(s) to bring
-Same goes for rod(s)
-Maybe I can borrow somebody's spare set-up if we're fishing together, 'else I'll probably buy the equipment I don't have or can't pack
-Buy a fishing licence (Ten-day Nonresident Sport Fishing License will work, I think)

I'm going to be a kid in a candy store

There are the family plans:

August 6 – fly Las Vegas and see city by night
Aug 7 – drive to Williams, Arizona (base for Grand Canyon)
Aug 8 – see Grand Canyon
Aug 9 – drive to California, check into Palm Springs (in the desert)
Aug 10 – tour Palm Springs (desert scenery, scenic tramway into the mountains?)
Aug 11 – head for San Diego – fishing
Aug 12 - San Diego - fishing
Aug 13 – book half-day deep-sea fishing trip (anybody recommend charters? I want to go after any sort of Tuna, if the season is open)
Aug. 14 – drive up toward Los Angeles, see beaches along the way
Aug 15 - LA: see Beverly Hills, se La Brea tar pits (where the mammoths were found)
Aug 16 – start drive from LA to Visalia
Aug 17 – see the mountains and giant sequoias (any recommendations for freshwater fishing in the mountains?)
Aug 18 – leave Visalia early to head back to Pacific Coast and drive up Highway 1 to Monterey (maybe stop to fish for very brief stops along the coast, time permitting)
Aug 19 – see Monterey aquarium and Carmel beach (fish in evening from Monterey pier?)
Aug 20 - whale watching in Monterey Bay (fish again from Monterey pier in evening?)
Aug 21 – optional – drive to Pinnacles National Monument for the day
OR Aug 21 – drive to San Francisco for return flight
Aug 22 or 23 – fly back home.

If anybody spots more fishing opportunities in those plans, let me know.

I'm going to be doing my best Googling to learn as much as I can beforehand. Saltwater, freshwater... anything!