Lost Coast....
Altho I've been to the Mattole for Steelhead fishing before, I've not fished between there and the northern end of Mendocino County.
If you can locate a copy, try the booklet, "Mendocino County Coastal Fishing & Diving Access Guide" by Rouvaishyana. The author is/was(?) a DFW "fisheries technician" assigned to the Fort Bragg office. The first part of this booklet describes fishing/diving from Usal Beach (Sinkyone Wilderness) to Fort Bragg. That covers the southern end of your planned trek. Altho it doesn't cover all, the fishing/diving isn;t that much different for rocky/surf fishing areas.
The surf fishing up there will likely be for Redtail and other Perch, Surf Smelt and, if you're lucky, shore picking of abalone (in season). Caution: the surf up there can be dangerous.
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