soso, I didn't get to the coast that much as a kid. Once I had my drivers lic. I would venture out to Morro Bay and fish the T pier or back bay in Baywood. Fished Cayucos pier a couple of times. Ventured down to Avila fished both peir. Once when I was about 17 I save up some money and went out on a party boat, Virges. Had a good tirp too. But when my dad found out boy was I in trouble.
Mostly I fished the four major lakes in the county, plus the creeks and streams. Aslo had permission to go on some private property to fish and hunt.