Elephant Rock and Fishing Pier

Beautiful views and GREAT fishing for the whole family?! I“m in!
In fact, fishing here is among the best to be found among Bay Area piers. The pier juts out from Point Tiburon just next to the famous Caprice restaurant. Across the strait is Angel Island; adjacent to the pier is Belvedere Cove and the ferry launch to Angel Island.
When opened in the early 1960s, this pier was «dedicated to all girls and boys under 16 years of age who love to fish.» In fact, no one was supposed to fish on the pier who was over the age of 16 (although many adults did and no one really seemed to object). Today it seems to be shared by anglers of all ages. The pier itself is both tiny and unique. The entire pier is only 75 feet long and most of this is a walkway which extends from the rocky shoreline to a circular fishing platform built around Elephant Rock. Hardly more than a dozen anglers will fit on the platform but fishing here can be quite good.
Fishing — Excellent fishing exists for brown rockfish, blackperch and striped seaperch most of the year, rubberlip seaperch and rainbow seaperch mid-​winter to spring. Casting away from the rocks, and fishing on the bottom, will often yield white croaker (kingfish), striped bass (in the fall), or sharks and bat rays. Fishing on the surface often yields nice strings of jacksmelt. Winter time, December through February, can see huge schools of Pacific herring massed around the inshore rocks. When the herring enter local waters and begin to spawn, sturgeon will be close behind and eager to vacuum up some of the tasty eggs.
Parking — There is some free parking just across the street from the pier – two hours only from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. There is additional parking down the street or on residential streets. There are no lights, fish cleaning stations or restrooms. The upscale Caprice Restaurant is located at the foot of the pier, but I wouldn’t count on them letting you use their facilities =)
Tiburon Public Works Department manages the location.