Sevengill Shark Archives - Pier Fishing in California

Judge John Sutter Pier — Oakland

Public Pier — No License Required The Judge John Sutter Pier, part of the larger Judge John Sutter Regional Shoreline Park and Pier, is one of the newest piers in the state opening in October 2020. I’ve only fished it once so these are preliminary…

Cayucos Pier

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required Don’t believe everything you read. On a visit to Hearst Castle I had read that the fishing at Cayucos was generally poor—and so, I avoided it for years. I would drive right by the town as I headed…

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…

Oyster Point Fishing Pier — South San Francisco

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required This small pier juts out from the artificial Oyster Point Peninsula, a landfill area. As such, it serves as another lesson for what has happened to much of San Francisco Bay. Looking towards shore from the end of…

Candlestick Point Park Piers — San Francisco

Public Piers — No Fishing License Required Nearby stood the stadium that made this point infamous — Candlestick Park (OOPS! 3Com Park at Candlestick Point) — “The Stick.” Why infamous? Because of the fog and the cold, blustery, hurricane-like winds that could whip through the…

Berkeley Pier

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required The Berkeley Pier is closed for renovation and no one seems to know when or if it will be reopened. If a survey had been done over the past twenty-five years as to the most visited pier in…

McNears Beach Fishing Pier — San Rafael

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required I was fishing on the pier one mid-August day (with no luck) when a lady came up and asked how the fishing was. I said I hadn’t had a bite. She was attractive and wearing a dress that…

Ocean Beach Pier — San Diego

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required Due to damage to the pier during the ’23-’24 winters the pier is currently closed. It will not open until at least the summer of 2024. However, given the pier’s age, and structural damage, San Diego has approved…

Broadnose Sevengill Shark

Species: Notorynchus cepedianus (Perón, 1807); from the Greek roots noto (back) and r(h)ynchos (snout); and the Latin cepidianus (spotted). Alternate Names: Sevengill shark, cow shark, spotted cow shark, mud shark, bluntnose shark, broad-snout, sevengill, k’wet’thenéchte (Salish, British Columbia), and my personal favorite (from Australia)…