Pier Fishing in California - Page 21 of 29 - The Complete Coast and Bay Guide to Shore-Based Fishing

Stearns Wharf — Santa Barbara

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required What’s with these travel writers anyway? Santa Barbara seems to get more than its fair share of articles in newspapers and travel magazines and I guess that’s natural for a city that officially calls itself “America’s Riviera.” Still,…

Adorni Pier — Eureka

Public Access Area — Status Unclear — Fishing License May Be Required In late October of 1991 I visited Eureka to both fish and take pictures of the new Del Norte Street Pier. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that Eureka had two new piers…

Malibu Pier

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required On a visit to this pier in 2013, I happened to pick up a Malibu paper for some late night reading back at the motel. The most interesting reading that night was the real estate section, which listed…

Tides Wharf — Bodega Bay

Private Pier — Fishing License Required Why do you so often remember the fish you lost? One of the largest bat rays I ever hooked, and lost, was on this small pier. I had arrived early one morning and as usual was using two rods.…

Del Norte Street Pier — Eureka

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required It was at this small pier that I witnessed one of the most unusual if not fulsome sights that I have seen on a California Pier. I had arrived early one morning in July of 1997 to try…

Point Arena Pier

Point Arena Cove and Pier Public Pier — No Fishing License Required On March 26, 1987, Point Arena had a celebration. On that date, a new pier was dedicated at the picturesque cove, located just down the road from the center of town. While state,…

Spud Point Marina Pier — Bodega Bay

Public Access Area — Status Unclear — Fishing License May Be Required Currently closed! Shortly after posting a revision to the article on this pier I received a note from a PFIC member stating that the pier was now closed. No one seems to know…

Dumbarton Pier — Fremont

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required This pier was a virtual copy of the Ravenswood Pier to the west, although it is still open, unlike its sister pier that is now history. The similarity was to be expected since this pier, for the most…

San Mateo Pier — Gone But Not Forgotten

This article was written before closure of the pier so it is written in present tense; however, it is now history. We fought to keep it open but the stars apparently were aligned against us. Although the San Mateo Pier is closed, I felt…

Port View Park Pier — Oakland

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required Called the Seventh Street Pier by most locals, this pier offers a pleasant park setting and some of the best fishing in this area of the bay. It is one of the best piers to fish at night,…