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Fruitvale Bridge Piers — Oakland & Alameda —— Gone But Not Forgotten

There was a time when the Fruitvale Bridge had two piers, one on the Oakland end of the bridge and one on the Alameda end. Both of the piers produced above average angling although the pier on the Alameda side in particular was noted for…

Union Point Park — Wave Oculus Pier — Oakland

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required If you want a unique pier, this is it. It’s a small, all- metal pier built as much for public art as for fishing. A plaque near the pier reflects the artist’s intent—“Ned Kahn, Wave Oculus, 2005. 2400 stainless…

Ferry Point Pier — Richmond

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required One day on the PFIC message board we received a note from an angler who had visited the Ferry Point Pier: “The pier was OK. But the thing that is right next to it makes it too depressing…

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.…

Pillar Point Harbor Pier — Half Moon Bay

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required The Pillar Point Pier is relatively tiny (extending only 33 feet out from the jetty rock) and sits off by itself to the far end of the main parking lot. It juts out into the outer harbor water,…

Fort Mason Pier — San Francisco

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required I’m not exactly sure what they said but I think it was in questionable taste. There I was, fishing out near the end of Pier 3 at Fort Mason, listening to what my non-Oriental ears knew had to…

Commercial St. Dock — Eureka

Public Access Area — but Private Pier — Fishing License Required In the mid-‘60s an interesting paper was released by the Department of Fish and Game. Fish Bulletin #130 detailed the effort and success of anglers between Oregon and Point Arguello in central California (Miller…

Lucas Wharf — Bodega Bay

Private Pier — Fishing License Required The Lucas Wharf is the first wharf encountered by most visitors heading to Bodega Bay from inland areas and sits just up the road from the Tides Wharf. An attractive restaurant and fish market await the visitor, as do…

Agua Vista Pier — San Francisco

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required Phoenix Rising, what more needs to be said? Too often when piers have been vandalized or burned down that is the end of the pier. And it’s what I thought would happen to this pier when it burned…

Eureka Boardwalk

The Eureka Boardwalk one beautiful fall morning Public Access Area — but Private Pier — Fishing License Required Sea gulls too like the Boardwalk Although not designed for fishing, and not designated as a public pier, the “Boardwalk” in downtown Eureka’s waterfront has become my…