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Marin Rod & Gun Club — 30th Annual “Kids Day On The Pier”

August 17, 2018 by kenjones
August 15, 2018 saw the 30th Annual “Kid’s Day on the Pier” at the Marin Rod & Gun Club on San Quentin Point in San Rafael, California. The event was co-sponsored by UPSAC (United Pier and Shore Anglers of California), PFIC (Pier Fishing In California), and the IGFA (International Game Fish Association). The day saw [...]

Marin Rod & Gun Club Pier aka Camiccia Family Memorial Pier

January 30, 2018 by kenjones
There was a time, and it seems more and more like an ancient time, when hunting and fishing was practiced by a majority of the population.  Every family seemed to have a fishing rod sitting in the closet or garage and rural families probably had a rifle somewhere in the house (or behind the seat [...]

California Fishing Passport — Fishing & The Ocean Workshop

September 1, 2017 by kenjones
On August 28 and 29, 2017, I participated along with a number of other people in a workshop given by the California Fish & Wildlife Department. The purpose was to introduce people, mainly but not limited to youngsters, to fishing. Saturday, August  28, was in a classroom setting in Dana Harbor. On Sunday, August 29, [...]

Record (Unofficial) Giant (Black) Sea Bass Caught From Piers

May 5, 2017 by kenjones
If anyone knows of fish that should be added to the list please contact me.  Some unofficial records —gathered from published reports Giant (Black) Sea Bass at the Hotel del Coronado Pier ≈ 600 Lbs. — Manhattan Beach Pier, 1929 —Source: Manhattan Beach Historical Society ≈ 500 Lbs — Point Mugu Fish Camp Pier, Frank [...]

Oceanside Pier

November 16, 2016 by kenjones
The Oceanside Pier — 2005 This used to be a two-sack pier; that was what I learned one day while talking to a pier regular. The regular, a gentleman of a youthful 78 years of age, and one who fished about 350 days a year, told me the story: “Back in the thirties you needed [...]
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