Another thread asked about rockfish at the San Clemente Pier. In response, I thought I would update this list:
Imperial Beach Pier: California scorpionfish
Coronado/Ferry Landing Pier: California scorpionfish
Ocean Beach Pier/San Diego: California scorpionfish, brown rockfish
Crystal Pier/San Diego: California scorpionfish, brown rockfish
Embarcadero Marina Pier/San Diego: California scorpionfish
Shelter Island Pier/San Diego: California scorpionfish
Oceanside Pier: California scorpionfish, brown rockfish
Oceanside Harbor Pier: California scorpionfish
Orange County
San Clemente Pier: California scorpionfish, brown rockfish
Dana Harbor Pier: California scorpionfish
Balboa Pier: California scorpionfish, bocaccio*
Newport Pier: California scorpionfish, olive rockfish, calico rockfish, bocaccio*, chilipepper rockfish*, treefish
Huntington Beach Pier: California scorpionfish
Seal Beach Pier: California scorpionfish
Los Angeles County
Belmont Pier: California scorpionfish, grass rockfish
Long Beach Shoreline Piers: California scorpionfish, kelp rockfish, black & yellow rockfish
Cabrillo Beach Pier/San Pedro: California scorpionfish, brown rockfish, copper rockfish, gopher rockfish, black & yellow rockfish
Green Pleasure Pier/Catalina: California scorpionfish, treefish
Cabrillo Mole/Catalina: California scorpionfish, treefish, kelp rockfish, brown rockfish, olive rockfish, grass rockfish
Redondo Beach Pier: California scorpionfish
Redondo Sportfishing Pier: California scorpionfish, grass rockfish, brown rockfish
Hermosa Beach Pier: California scorpionfish, calico rockfish
Manhattan Beach Pier: California scorpionfish
Venice Fishing Pier: California scorpionfish
Santa Monica Pier: California scorpionfish
Malibu Pier: California scorpionfish, bocaccio*
Paradise Cove Pier/Malibu: California scorpionfish, brown rockfish, grass rockfish
Ventura & Santa Barbara County
Point Hueneme Pier: California scorpionfish, grass rockfish
Ventura Pier: California scorpionfish, brown rockfish, grass rockfish
Stearns Wharf/Santa Barbara: California scorpionfish, bocaccio, brown rockfish
Goleta Pier: California scorpionfish, kelp rockfish, brown rockfish, grass rockfish, bocaccio, vermilion rockfish, calico rockfish, gopher rockfish, blue rockfish, black rockfish, black & yellow rockfish, yellowtail rockfish
Gaviota Pier: California scorpionfish, kelp rockfish, bocaccio*, blue rockfish
San Luis Obispo County
Pismo Beach Pier: bocaccio*
Avila Pier: bocaccio*, grass rockfish, brown rockfish, vermilion rockfish*, yellowtail rockfish*, blue rockfish
Port San Luis Pier: bocaccio*, kelp rockfish, gopher rockfish, brown rockfish, calico rockfish, blue rockfish, copper rockfish, grass rockfish, vermilion rockfish*
Morro Bay North T-Pier: bocaccio*, brown rockfish, gopher rockfish, kelp rockfish, vermilion rockfish*, olive rockfish, grass rockfish
Morro Bay South T-Pier: grass rockfish, copper rockfish, brown rockfish, gopher rockfish, black rockfish, black & yellow rockfish, blue rockfish, bocaccio*, chilipepper rockfish*, kelp rockfish, vermilion rockfish*
Cayucos Pier: bocaccio*
San Simeon Pier: bocaccio*
Monterey County
Monterey Coast Guard Pier: kelp rockfish, black & yellow rockfish, blue rockfish, olive rockfish, grass rockfish, black rockfish, brown rockfish, copper rockfish, gopher rockfish
Monterey Wharf #2: bocaccio*, gopher rockfish, kelp rockfish, blue rockfish, copper rockfish*, olive rockfish
Moss Landing Pier (now closed): bocaccio*
Santa Cruz County
Seacliff Pier: bocaccio*, brown rockfish
Capitola Wharf: Brown rockfish, bocaccio*, blue rockfish, gopher rockfish, vermilion rockfish*
Santa Cruz Wharf: blue rockfish, brown rockfish, bocaccio*, gopher rockfish, black rockfish, kelp rockfish, yellowtail rockfish*, copper rockfish
San Mateo County:
Princeton Harbor Pier: brown rockfish, gopher rockfish, kelp rockfish, grass rockfish
Pacifica Pier: bocaccio*, brown rockfish
San Francisco County
Fort Point Pier: brown rockfish
Fort Mason Piers: brown rockfish, black rockfish, gopher rockfish
S.F. Municipal Pier: brown rockfish, grass rockfish
Pier 40: brown rockfish
Pier 7: brown rockfish
Agua Vista Pier: brown rockfish, kelp rockfish
South SF Bay Piers
Oyster Point Pier: black rockfish
East Bay Piers:
San Antonio Pier/Oakland: brown rockfish
FDR Pier/Oakland (now closed): brown rockfish
Port View Park Pier/Oakland: brown rockfish, blue rockfish, gopher rockfish
Berkeley Pier: brown rockfish, chilipepper rockfish*, gopher rockfish, kelp rockfish, grass rockfish
Golden Gate Field's Pier (now closed): brown rockfish
Ferry Point Pier/Richmond: brown rockfish
Red Rock Pier/Richmond (now closed): bocaccio*, brown rockfish
North Bay Piers
Paradise Beach Pier/Tiburon: brown rockfish
Elephant Rock Pier/Tiburon: chilipepper rockfish*, grass rockfish, brown rockfish, kelp rockfish, blue rockfish, black rockfish
Angel Island Pier: brown rockfish, black rockfish
Sausalito Pier (now closed): brown rockfish
Fort Baker Pier/Sausalito: blue rockfish, brown rockfish, orange rockfish*, grass rockfish
Northern California
Point Arena Pier: bocaccio*, black rockfish, grass rockfish
Del Norte St. Pier/Eureka: brown rockfish
Eureka Municipal Wharf: black rockfish, brown rockfish
Commercial St. Dock/Eureka: black rockfish, brown rockfish, grass rockfish, copper rockfish
Adorni Pier/Eureka: brown rockfish
Trinidad Pier: black rockfish, grass rockfish, black & yellow rockfish, blue rockfish, widow rockfish*
Citizen's Dock/Crescent City: black rockfish, copper rockfish, grass rockfish, orange rockfish*, gopher rockfish, blue rockfish, brown rockfish, black & yellow rockfish
B Street Pier/Crescent City: black rockfish, yellowtail rockfish*
* = Juvenile rockfish
Rockfish Reported on California Piers —
(includes personal records of KJ, Snookie (Newport Pier and Balboa Pier), Boyd Grant (Goleta Pier), as well as
CA. Dept. of Fish and Game Surveys (2004-2009)
Originally compiled 2006, Updated 2011, 2018
San Diego County(includes personal records of KJ, Snookie (Newport Pier and Balboa Pier), Boyd Grant (Goleta Pier), as well as
CA. Dept. of Fish and Game Surveys (2004-2009)
Originally compiled 2006, Updated 2011, 2018
Imperial Beach Pier: California scorpionfish
Coronado/Ferry Landing Pier: California scorpionfish
Ocean Beach Pier/San Diego: California scorpionfish, brown rockfish
Crystal Pier/San Diego: California scorpionfish, brown rockfish
Embarcadero Marina Pier/San Diego: California scorpionfish
Shelter Island Pier/San Diego: California scorpionfish
Oceanside Pier: California scorpionfish, brown rockfish
Oceanside Harbor Pier: California scorpionfish
Orange County
San Clemente Pier: California scorpionfish, brown rockfish
Dana Harbor Pier: California scorpionfish
Balboa Pier: California scorpionfish, bocaccio*
Newport Pier: California scorpionfish, olive rockfish, calico rockfish, bocaccio*, chilipepper rockfish*, treefish
Huntington Beach Pier: California scorpionfish
Seal Beach Pier: California scorpionfish
Los Angeles County
Belmont Pier: California scorpionfish, grass rockfish
Long Beach Shoreline Piers: California scorpionfish, kelp rockfish, black & yellow rockfish
Cabrillo Beach Pier/San Pedro: California scorpionfish, brown rockfish, copper rockfish, gopher rockfish, black & yellow rockfish
Green Pleasure Pier/Catalina: California scorpionfish, treefish
Cabrillo Mole/Catalina: California scorpionfish, treefish, kelp rockfish, brown rockfish, olive rockfish, grass rockfish
Redondo Beach Pier: California scorpionfish
Redondo Sportfishing Pier: California scorpionfish, grass rockfish, brown rockfish
Hermosa Beach Pier: California scorpionfish, calico rockfish
Manhattan Beach Pier: California scorpionfish
Venice Fishing Pier: California scorpionfish
Santa Monica Pier: California scorpionfish
Malibu Pier: California scorpionfish, bocaccio*
Paradise Cove Pier/Malibu: California scorpionfish, brown rockfish, grass rockfish
Ventura & Santa Barbara County
Point Hueneme Pier: California scorpionfish, grass rockfish
Ventura Pier: California scorpionfish, brown rockfish, grass rockfish
Stearns Wharf/Santa Barbara: California scorpionfish, bocaccio, brown rockfish
Goleta Pier: California scorpionfish, kelp rockfish, brown rockfish, grass rockfish, bocaccio, vermilion rockfish, calico rockfish, gopher rockfish, blue rockfish, black rockfish, black & yellow rockfish, yellowtail rockfish
Gaviota Pier: California scorpionfish, kelp rockfish, bocaccio*, blue rockfish
San Luis Obispo County
Pismo Beach Pier: bocaccio*
Avila Pier: bocaccio*, grass rockfish, brown rockfish, vermilion rockfish*, yellowtail rockfish*, blue rockfish
Port San Luis Pier: bocaccio*, kelp rockfish, gopher rockfish, brown rockfish, calico rockfish, blue rockfish, copper rockfish, grass rockfish, vermilion rockfish*
Morro Bay North T-Pier: bocaccio*, brown rockfish, gopher rockfish, kelp rockfish, vermilion rockfish*, olive rockfish, grass rockfish
Morro Bay South T-Pier: grass rockfish, copper rockfish, brown rockfish, gopher rockfish, black rockfish, black & yellow rockfish, blue rockfish, bocaccio*, chilipepper rockfish*, kelp rockfish, vermilion rockfish*
Cayucos Pier: bocaccio*
San Simeon Pier: bocaccio*
Monterey County
Monterey Coast Guard Pier: kelp rockfish, black & yellow rockfish, blue rockfish, olive rockfish, grass rockfish, black rockfish, brown rockfish, copper rockfish, gopher rockfish
Monterey Wharf #2: bocaccio*, gopher rockfish, kelp rockfish, blue rockfish, copper rockfish*, olive rockfish
Moss Landing Pier (now closed): bocaccio*
Santa Cruz County
Seacliff Pier: bocaccio*, brown rockfish
Capitola Wharf: Brown rockfish, bocaccio*, blue rockfish, gopher rockfish, vermilion rockfish*
Santa Cruz Wharf: blue rockfish, brown rockfish, bocaccio*, gopher rockfish, black rockfish, kelp rockfish, yellowtail rockfish*, copper rockfish
San Mateo County:
Princeton Harbor Pier: brown rockfish, gopher rockfish, kelp rockfish, grass rockfish
Pacifica Pier: bocaccio*, brown rockfish
San Francisco County
Fort Point Pier: brown rockfish
Fort Mason Piers: brown rockfish, black rockfish, gopher rockfish
S.F. Municipal Pier: brown rockfish, grass rockfish
Pier 40: brown rockfish
Pier 7: brown rockfish
Agua Vista Pier: brown rockfish, kelp rockfish
South SF Bay Piers
Oyster Point Pier: black rockfish
East Bay Piers:
San Antonio Pier/Oakland: brown rockfish
FDR Pier/Oakland (now closed): brown rockfish
Port View Park Pier/Oakland: brown rockfish, blue rockfish, gopher rockfish
Berkeley Pier: brown rockfish, chilipepper rockfish*, gopher rockfish, kelp rockfish, grass rockfish
Golden Gate Field's Pier (now closed): brown rockfish
Ferry Point Pier/Richmond: brown rockfish
Red Rock Pier/Richmond (now closed): bocaccio*, brown rockfish
North Bay Piers
Paradise Beach Pier/Tiburon: brown rockfish
Elephant Rock Pier/Tiburon: chilipepper rockfish*, grass rockfish, brown rockfish, kelp rockfish, blue rockfish, black rockfish
Angel Island Pier: brown rockfish, black rockfish
Sausalito Pier (now closed): brown rockfish
Fort Baker Pier/Sausalito: blue rockfish, brown rockfish, orange rockfish*, grass rockfish
Northern California
Point Arena Pier: bocaccio*, black rockfish, grass rockfish
Del Norte St. Pier/Eureka: brown rockfish
Eureka Municipal Wharf: black rockfish, brown rockfish
Commercial St. Dock/Eureka: black rockfish, brown rockfish, grass rockfish, copper rockfish
Adorni Pier/Eureka: brown rockfish
Trinidad Pier: black rockfish, grass rockfish, black & yellow rockfish, blue rockfish, widow rockfish*
Citizen's Dock/Crescent City: black rockfish, copper rockfish, grass rockfish, orange rockfish*, gopher rockfish, blue rockfish, brown rockfish, black & yellow rockfish
B Street Pier/Crescent City: black rockfish, yellowtail rockfish*
* = Juvenile rockfish