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Moss Landing Pier aka Sandholdt Pier — Gone But Not Forgotten

Most of the earth’s continents are girded by shallow shelves that slope gently away from the land for many miles, their depths seldom greater than a few hundred feet. On the East Coast of the United States, the shelf stretches for more than one hundred…

Ravenswood Pier — Palo Alto — Gone But Not Forgotten

Sometimes it’s hard to fight for a pier when you hear ongoing, almost non-stop stories of people (anglers and non-anglers alike) vandalizing and committing a variety of crimes at the pier. Eventually the poor behavior and crimes seen at this pier helped define the pier…

Warm Water Cove Pier — San Francisco — Gone But Not Forgotten

I’m not sure if the music was punk, grunge or something altogether different, but it was corybantic, loud, obnoxious to these old ears and terribly off key (I think). Yet it somehow seemed perfectly suited for the area. There I was in this industrial, dirty…

Heron’s Head Park Pier — San Francisco

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required The first date, the first kiss…the first visit to a new pier, all offer intrigue and hope for the future. And then reality sits in. Here my first visit offered a mixed message. The park itself was certainly…

Shorebird Park and Chevy’s Pier — Emeryville

Public Access Area but Private Pier— Fishing License Required Although undoubtedly seen by many among the thousands of commuters who pass along this stretch of shoreline daily, two small piers exist in Emeryville that are virtually unused (if not unknown) by local anglers. Both are…

Frank Joseph’s Fishing Pier — Rodeo — Gone But Not Forgotten

For many, many years, a small private pier was found near the marina in Rodeo. It was part of Frank Joseph’s Fishing Resort and was simply called Joseph’s Pier by most anglers. What perhaps described the pier best are the words hit or miss. When…

Dowrellio Pier — Crockett — Gone But Not Forgotten

This was a pier that I fished regularly throughout much of the ’70 before I headed north to Mendocino County. I lived in the Eats Bay community of Pinole and during the long summer days could easily drive over from Pinole after work and get…

The “Old” Vallejo Pier — Gone But Not Forgotten

This was a pier frequently missed by anglers unaware of its location. It used to sit almost directly underneath the Sears Point/Highway 37 (Napa River) bridge that connects Vallejo to Mare Island and areas to the north. That shouldn’t be surprising since the pier was…

Robert E. Wooley Pier — Burlingame

Public Pier — No Fishing License Required My daughter Kim called one day. “Guess what, you missed a pier!” And, as usual, she was right. She also went on to tell me about the 14-inch baby sturgeon she had caught and released. Although small, it…

Middle Harbor Shoreline Park and Pier — Oakland

Public Access Area — Fishing License Required Talk about a hidden park and pier! This is one of those areas that is mostly utilized by locals because it is basically surrounded and hidden by the Port of Oakland. Unless you are a local you may…