Oceanside Pier
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Oceanside Pier is one of the largest piers in the State of California; measuring the length of 1954 feet.
This pier was first built in 1888 but was ultimately wiped out by a storm in 1890.
Eventually, it was again rebuilt in 1893 and additionally restored four more times due to heavy storms. The original location was at what is now Wisconsin Ave Beach.
This picture, taken off of the roof of Marriott SpringHill Suites provided an excellent platform for me to get these above the city shots. My daughter had a beach soccer tournament one weekend down on Harbor Beach, Oceanside; so we decided to stay overnight.
It was so fabulous to wake up to this view and not to mention watching soccer on the beach.
Oceanside Pier is very popular when it comes to fishing since a large variety of fish are caught off here. Specifically, on the weekends, more than 75 anglers are fishing at the same time.
I have broken up the pier into three parts to distinguish what type of species you are likely to catch.
*I would like to add, that in my 4.5 years working on the coast, this is the only pier in San Diego County that I ever saw a Salema fish.
At the end of the pier is a great place to sit a watch for whale spouts. Early on in my career, I did indeed see many California Gray whales during their migration season going by, but then again I was sitting in the same place for 4 hours.
If you are patient, trying watching between the months October-February when they are going South, and January-June when they are going North.
Looking out to where the surfer is in the water, is approximately where the original pier stood in 1888.
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Hi Colleen,
These are awesome pictures. I particularly like the piers and the fresh mackerel. I am a big fan of oily fish such as salmon and mackerel to name a few. You are very lucky to be leaving near the sea. I think you are doing a wonderful job sharing your passion with other people and educating them at the same time.
Keep up the good work
Hi Rabia! Thank you so much, and I appreciate your comment. Mackerel is very popular on the Oceanside Pier. I have even seen some fisherman eat it raw right there on the pier! I live about 20 miles inland, so whenever I have a chance I head West! Thank you again!
Very good photo header.
It was good if you could get some photos of different heights of the day - like dawn and dusk or night shots.
And also different times of the year.
But I enjoyed the visit! Thank you ;)
Hi Daniel! I am glad you enjoyed. I did have shots from different times of the year, but I guess in Calif. almost every day looks the same ;-) Thanks again!