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Greenwood Cove Pier — Tiburon

Public Access Area — Fishing License Required Even as a writer there are some places you hesitate to write about, and this is one of those spots. The pier is small and more of a viewing structure to relax and watch the birds than a…

Shelter Point Pier — Mill Valley

Public Access Area — Status Unclear — Fishing License May Be Required Why, one might ask, would a person come to this pier when the Elephant Rock Pier and Paradise Park Pier are just a short distance away and both see much better fishing? Good…

Arrowhead Marsh Pier — Oakland

Public Pier — No Fishing License required What’cha see? That grammatically incorrect greeting was directed at three gentlemen who were intently staring into the water from a small bridge that almost adjoins the Arrowhead Marsh Pier, one of the two piers located in the Martin…

Estuary Park Pier — Oakland

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required Visiting this pier (and park) at times reminds me of one of the lessons that was drilled into my head while taking my organizational development classes in college: (to simplify) the greater the difference between the espoused theory…

Franklin D. Roosevelt Pier — Oakland — Gone But Not Forgotten

Franklin D. Roosevelt Fishing Pier — Closed But Not Forgotten For about ten years I lived in the East Bay community of Pinole. During that time I learned to appreciate and respect the town of Oakland, a town that seemed to get little positive publicity…

Alice Street Pier — Oakland

Private Pier — Fishing License Required My first fishing trip to this small pier was on a fairly balmy, shirtsleeve weather kind of day in early January. Boat traffic was minimal, most of the nearby trees were void of leaves, and I pretty much had…

Paradise Beach Pier — Tiburon

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required This is another of the Marin County piers that on a day-to-day basis offer only so so fishing but which, because of it’s other facilities and surroundings, is a place visitor’s return to cheerfully time after time. The…

San Antonio Pier — Oakland

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required I have been lucky enough to fish on the opening day at two piers: Point Pinole Pier when first built, and Point Arena Pier after it was rebuilt. I missed the opening here by a couple of months.…

Angel Island State Park Pier

Public Access Area — Status Unclear — Fishing License May Be Required “Ellis Island of the West.” No Statue of Liberty lights up the sky although perhaps one should! The nickname recognizes the role this island played during the first half of the twentieth century.…

Sierra Point Pier — Brisbane Pier

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required This is one of those small piers that seems designed for the regulars who go out daily for both the sport and socialization involved in fishing. It is very easy to reach, requires no parking fees, and it…