POINT ARENA PIER

Any one have info on fishing point arena pier?  I will be taking my kayak and was wondering if I could launch from shore there and if there is any good fishing around the pier area.  I will be taking the wife and kids so they can fish off the pier and so will I if conditions are bad on the water for kayak (Just getting my feet wet trying to practice before albion and trinidad).  Any info on where to fish and what to use would be greatly appreciated.

Dwayne

i normally don't fish in that area. but i do a lot of diving there. i've seen people launch their kayak on the beach right next to the pier. also seen guys coming back with stringers full of rockcods. i normally just shoot them when i'm there.  as for fishing on the pier, make sure you bring extra weights.... my buddy fished on the pier when i was diving and he got snaged and lost his rigs several times. he did go home with a greenling and a nice fat rubber lip pech tho. good luck to you!

Greenlings, Cabbies, Lings and such can be had from the pier under proper conditions. There is a lot of pressure there so sometimes are fishless.

You'll need fairly heavy line to retrieve the distance off the water or use  a collapsible ring net on a rope to haul game up.

If conditions allow (wx and water) a paddle out to the can for jigging can get a nice limit of Rockies ( reds, blues, blacks)  or some of the other surrounding structures can be fishy, too.

Best bet is to post a hook-up and go with some old hands.

Good luck!

Thanks for the input.  Will take the kayak and see if the wx and water will cooperate!!!