Hey there, this is my first post here!
I live in Oakley, and take the family to the Antioch pier (Antioch/Oakley regional shoreline pier, locals call it "bridgehead") as often as I can, as it's only abut a five minute drive. I'm trying to branch out to catching some more diversity of species- there's only so many 8~12" stripers you can throw back in a week. I've been looking at trying out some more places that are easily accessible, and would like to scout out some more locations that may have more variety so that I can actually start eating what I catch. I have a three year old and a seven year old so preferably kid friendly is a huge plus. I would love to target croaker, jacksmelt, surfperch, stripers (of course) and rockfish specifically, as well as leopard sharks and rays. I've fished the Alameda rockwall before but it's really not the best place to bring a three year old who likes to explore and run up and down the length of a pier.
I work this Saturday in Redwood City until 1030PM, and was planning on checking out pier 7 in SF with a relative before I run home for the night, and he will be meeting me there via BART. The pier looks like it might be worth a day trek but was going to check it out in person to get an idea of accessibility, parking, etc. I also hear that pier 14 is worth a shot, but can't find much information on it. From what I understand most of the piers on the Embarcadero have mostly rays and sharks at night, so a medium/heavy rig would be okay to use. Is there still much else to catch at night there, such as rockfish, smelt, etc? I'm thinking of bringing frozen squid and frozen anchovie, since I'll have to store it at work before the trip. Squid primarily because I'd love to bring home a ray or small leopard.
Any tips or help would be appreciated. What size weights, etc. Maybe someone local might could give some insight.
-Anthony
I live in Oakley, and take the family to the Antioch pier (Antioch/Oakley regional shoreline pier, locals call it "bridgehead") as often as I can, as it's only abut a five minute drive. I'm trying to branch out to catching some more diversity of species- there's only so many 8~12" stripers you can throw back in a week. I've been looking at trying out some more places that are easily accessible, and would like to scout out some more locations that may have more variety so that I can actually start eating what I catch. I have a three year old and a seven year old so preferably kid friendly is a huge plus. I would love to target croaker, jacksmelt, surfperch, stripers (of course) and rockfish specifically, as well as leopard sharks and rays. I've fished the Alameda rockwall before but it's really not the best place to bring a three year old who likes to explore and run up and down the length of a pier.
I work this Saturday in Redwood City until 1030PM, and was planning on checking out pier 7 in SF with a relative before I run home for the night, and he will be meeting me there via BART. The pier looks like it might be worth a day trek but was going to check it out in person to get an idea of accessibility, parking, etc. I also hear that pier 14 is worth a shot, but can't find much information on it. From what I understand most of the piers on the Embarcadero have mostly rays and sharks at night, so a medium/heavy rig would be okay to use. Is there still much else to catch at night there, such as rockfish, smelt, etc? I'm thinking of bringing frozen squid and frozen anchovie, since I'll have to store it at work before the trip. Squid primarily because I'd love to bring home a ray or small leopard.
Any tips or help would be appreciated. What size weights, etc. Maybe someone local might could give some insight.
-Anthony