The review is for the small all-purpose retail shop located at Pierpoint Landing Courtyard. It was open on New Years Day, and I stopped in for an ice cream bar (the chest freezer was set super low so the ice cream was very solid, which I appreciated) and an Ito En jasmine iced tea bottle. Sun hats and bagged snacks were clearly visible. They also have frozen bait, 7 lbs ice, and an ATM. Credit cards are accepted but there is a $0.50 fee for purchases under $10, which the total of my two items did not reach. read more

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I like it. Tables for eating. Lighthouse. Many people will look you in the eyes here and I return the gesture of humanity with a warm smile. At least I hope it is warm. Sometimes a smile can mean something not intended - so I usually opt for the upside down smile - but sometimes that looks like a secret happened. Great view of boats. I like to look at boats and pretend that each one is mine and I am letting everyone play with my boats. That way I don't get too mad when everything is going good. If you see me there - say hi and I can show you all of my boats. Thank you. read more

Pierpoint Landing - Memories - Fishing Near Me - Long Beach, California

"The City of Long Beach" boat's mid day half day boat does not disappoint. I've been on this boat countless times over the last 10 years and still have memories and photos of those epic trips. Yesterday's was no different with the spur of the moment trip with my sons. Not the El Niño monsters of past trips caught on this boat before but a healthy load nonetheless. Captain stretched it out at the end because we were on the late bass bite so we stayed to load up. And he was strategic in how to use the time we had fishing. Careful not to waste too much time when spots get too slow. Galley has very reasonable prices that are stated on the menu (no need to guess) and the burgers taste amazing. (Get the double cheese burger ) Fish cleaning is very reasonably priced. (There are some boats that charge 3x -5x more for the price for cleaning) No reason not to have all of your fish cleaned here. It looks like everyone yesterday did. All of crew had friendly demeanor and extremely helpful. Not just would come back, but we WILL be back. I've definitely been away too long. read more

Went on a 6 hour fishing trip with these guys. Everyone else was super cool but the guy that looks like Jonah Hill that was cleaning the fish at the end is not approachable or friendly at all. Went on two trips with Pierpoint and he can really turn a pretty good outing into a complete drag. read more

A nice spot for recreation and fishing with parking and enough spaces for about fifty cars and handicap parking too. read more

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Had a amazing time on the enterprise. The office staff was a little rude in the morning but the crew on the enterprise made it all that much better. We had a great time catching all we wanted sand bass and the food was amazing. I would like to leave a huge thanks to the older gentleman driving the boat and too the younger guys out on deck and in the galley. read more

Avoid This Charter - Unprepared & Misleading I don't typically post negative reviews. Our ¾-day trip was a disaster from the start--no live bait at departure, just a small stash of frozen squid that ran out, forcing another boat to deliver more mid-trip. Live bait didn't appear until the last 30 minutes, clearly leftovers from earlier trips. The website says these trips go to Catalina, yet the crew admitted they haven't gone once all year. In addition, I was charged twice for food and drinks purchased in the galley as they stated it was split on their handwritten sheet. Poor planning, wasted time, and false advertising--spend your money elsewhere! read more

Went out on the enterprise. Use to Like this boat a lot. I normally not into writing negative reviews, but the deck hands suck. Young dudes with negative attitudes, if you don't like your job, don't do it and find something else. You are in a customer service environment. I am a very understanding person, but I lost it when the young deck hand tossed back my fish when I knew it was legal. Enterprise your crew is everything. They represent you! read more

Sat Sep 10am - 4pm I settled on this company after much research: 60 spots on the "City of Long Beach". The counts here are higher, with the majority being sand bass, calico bass, barracuda. Communication was clear. I got three email reminders. The phone rings forever, but they responded to my email. Open toed shoes recommended. Can wear anything, but it can be simultaneously cold and hot. Pierpoint Landing 562-983-9300 200 Aquarium way, Long Beach CA 90802 Approx price: $100 ($65 for ticket, $20 fishing license, $17 rod, weights, hooks), not including cash for the boat (tip, cleaning fish ($2/fish), food ($8 for a banging cheeseburger)). Bait is included. Parking: From reviews it may be $3 to get a token for the lot. It is free if you have a friend nearby. Bring: sunblock, cash, Lysol, wet wipe Overall, it was a fun first fishing trip. The passengers were friendly and helpful. The crew was great and helpful. I had a tangle in my line and the crew helped me take it out. I had a scopolamine patch and was just fine. The cheeseburger was delicious. Each of us first timers caught several fish. Recommend! read more

We love fishing with Pierpoint. My son and I have fished with a few different charters along the LA OC coast, and we think Pierpoint is the best. Compared to places like 22nd street landing, they are far more respectful and kid friendly. Prices continue to go up, and the food in the galley is just ok. But otherwise, we like fishing with them. read more

Pierpoint Landing - Calico bass - Fishing Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Fished on August 5th, 2023 on the Toronado overnight trip. I brought my 10yr old son with me for his first overnight fishing trip. We arrived at 7pm per the instructions to be there an hour before our scheduled departure time of 8pm. The boat didn't arrive until 830pm from another trip and we didn't get on the boat until after 9pm. Not the best start to the trip. Once we finally boarded the vessel, secured our gear and bed bunks, and paid for our fish bags and jackpot, we went up to the galley to grab a burger. The galley cook told me they didn't do that... they didn't make burgers to order outside of scheduled times. I thought that was really weird. The half day boats in San Diego even do this, cook you food to order as needed. I find it really bizarre that an overnight boat won't cook you something to order, especially when we admitted that we didn't get a chance to eat dinner before arriving at 7pm. Then we found out that the captain was going to chase bluefin tuna, which wasn't something we wanted to chase. We thought we'd be going to San Clemente Island, Catalina or Tanner/ Cortez Banks to fish in known good spots. Instead we spent the entire trip fishing and searching for Bluefin, with not 1 of the 28 anglers on board have even so much as a bite. In between all the random stops for fishing (which was way more riding the boat than actual fishing) I went back to bed for a couple hrs. I was back up at 830am to fish again, my son still sleeping off being sea sick. I was told breakfast already came and went by 830am and I could no longer get eggs or a brkfst burrito, etc. What boat ends breakfast at 8am? Again we spent literal hours driving around and fishing for 5-10 minutes and nothing. No fish, no bites. In between we couldn't order anything to eat. Finally around 1130am the cook guy started cooking burgers to order. We ordered them, the sides included macaroni and potato salad from a giant carton. They were terrible. Burger was not very good. The cook was honestly horrible at customer service and not even what I would call a cook. After 11am or so, the captain, Ray decided to head back home from this massive boat ride and stopped maybe 5-6 more times on tiny little floating kelp paddies letting us fish less than 5 minutes per stop. That was our whole trip. Not 1 person on the boat caught anything, not even the deck hands. I was extremely disappointed in this crew, this captain and the whole experience. I noticed that the boat conveniently did not even post a fish count for August 5th. They don't tell you when they DON'T CATCH FISH. read more

Pierpoint Landing - Pierpont Landing building - Fishing Near Me - Long Beach, California

Second trip out of the City of Long Beach for the 1/2 day trip we check in at 9-930am get our selves squared away load up on the boat and off we go ... first stop we load up on live bait I fished with fresh live squid the first half and then with fresh live Sardines .now the sardines are fast and slippery so you have to pay attention or they will slip out and have you chasing chickens that look like fish ... but Once your on your on ...THESE FOLKS PUT YOU ON FISH .... My son (8) landed the biggest sculpin of the trip won him self the jackpot the staff is excellent so treat then as such they deserve your tips I wish I had more to give sadly our present economy sucks anywho ... my first trip out I spent 200 but I was a newbie I'm still a Newbie but I had some knowledge so I only spent 100 for 2 tickets new spool of leader material new hooks and a few lead head sinkers this crew and boat are awesome read more

Pierpoint Landing - My son enjoying the sun deck as a winner - Fishing Near Me - Long Beach, California

I have a lot thing to say about the enterprise boat. It was a waste of my time on a 10 hr trip. The captain had us around the half day boats for 10hrs. I asked him are we going to Catalina and he said no, there's no bass and no body is catching nothing over there. Then I seen the reports about Catalina yesterday and it was on fire. Then we had a really good barracuda, bass bite then he leaves and goes to a spot for 3 hrs and didn't catch shit. Never gauging on this boat. I'm telling everyone that it's a waste of money and 10hr for fishing local waters. Also the deck hands are horrible never clean the deck dead bait was everywhere people are slipping. And never hose down the deck while moving to different spots. I been so many boats and this is the worse one ever read more

So we really wanted to do sportfishing we never done it before! We're debating between Orange County or Long Beach. As I was reading the reviews they weren't that well so I said you know what let's check the place out. Everyone on the boat were amazing and even people that were fishing. They're very helpful. I do recommend getting there at least an hour early so you know that you have the right fishing rods and you have to have a fishing license and parking! The food on the boat was good. We got a BLT and a hamburger it was good. They also have great selection of snacks and drinks. Make sure to bring cash in the boat. You have to buy a sack for 3.00 that's a must. We didn't do the jackpot but my daughter caught a big red snapper! So proud of her! Anyhow. We will definitely be back! Oh it is a six hour day an hour and a half getting there fishing for about two hours and then an hour and a half going back. But the views and everything were nice! We also got to see an amazing show with the dolphins, but the sea lions kept eating the fish so we had to keep moving spots! Also try to be alone in a spot because the the wires got mixed up with people when they're too close. read more

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I went out fishing on 9/3/2022 saturday. It was an amazing fishing experience. I went out 3/4 day special on city of long beach boat and caught many dorados, Mahi, A.K.A dolphin Fish. The fishing was really epic and very fun. The weather was really good and beautiful. Good people on the boat. The crew people also helped good and I could land 7 dorados. It was a best fishing day ever!! I had a chance to make some videos. Check the link below Episode 1: https://youtu.be/FRSS9QNUE3g Check the link below Episode 2: https://youtu.be/F0XWSbcyAH0 Check the link below Episode 3: https://youtu.be/Uh_i5W9qN6k Check the link below Episode 4: https://youtu.be/kQ8BzEJzp44 read more

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Crew always very helpful. Wish they could have both cut bail (squid) and live bait, but seems they mostly have cut squid. Quick at cleaning fish, but wish they would gut & head fish and cut off spines on sculpin( other ports do). Always have gotten near limits on half day boat. Food is always great & cold beer. They tend to be a little pushy when it comes to jackpot option with respect to payoff ( they push excepting free ticket over cash payout) (They seem to demand a 25% payback if you except the cash payout, which in not mentioned when you pay-in for the jackpot at beginning of trip). As long as you are aware of these hiccups, you should have a good time. read more

Been fishing for 14years, fished every local landing at least once, this one by far, has always been my go-to. 1) Price. We all know the boats all fish the same exact spots. If you can't put two and 2 together to figure out why you see the other boats from the other landings passing by, then I don't know what else to tell you. They are all on the radio talking to each other to get their share for fish counts. So don't give me that BS saying the other landings are better. I still have yet to see another landing beat their prices for trips. 2) Crew. Whether you go on the long range boats, or the short 1/2 day trips, all of them, by far, have an exceptional crew and deckhands. They're always ready to help and ready to get you on the bite. 3) ASK FOR HELP. The crew does a good job at helping if you aren't one of those types that gets butthurt when you make a mistake. It's called fishing, not catching. Takes a lot of practice and experience to understand what to do in situations so if you absolutely need the help, ASK. Don't be that person that complains about not catching anything when you decided to not bring the right gear in the first place. Always, ALWAYS, ASK if you're not sure what to bring or what to expect to better prepare for the trip. Here's everything you'll need; simplified: 1) Bottom Fishing Set-Up: - 7-8ft medium-medium/heavy pole - 65lb Braid and a 2ft. top shot of 20lb.-30lb. Mono or Fluoro. - Size 1, 2, 1/O, 2/O, and 3/O Hooks. Circle hooks are fine too. It's your preference. - 3/4oz and 1oz lead heads - Any variation of white, red, anchovie, sardine, orange plastic swim baits to use with your lead heads. - 8oz, 10oz, and 12oz Torpedo Sinkers. 2) Surface Fishing Set-Ups (2 Rods): - Jig Stick: 9ft or 10ft; your preference. Set it with a 30-40 size casting reel, spinner or conventional, totally up to you; 65lb braid and anywhere between 30-40lb mono or fluoro top shot. Invest in some surface irons, flat falls, colt snipers, and buck tails. Anything shiny/chrome, MINT, Scrambled Egg, Classic Blue and White, this will be your go-to rod ready with a jig to throw. - Flyline Stick: Anywhere from 7ft-10ft; your preference. Recommend something that can at least bend with 40-50lbs+ Rod Rating. 20-40 size casting reel. Again, all preference, can be spinning or conventional it really doesn't matter. I prefer the 20-30 size reels. They are perfect to use for this set up, paired with 65lb braid and 25-40lb mono or fluoro top shot. Totally up to you on what you want to go with here: - Size 1, 2, 4, 1/O, 2/O, 3/O, and 4/O Hooks; circle hooks are fine. Doesn't matter because it's your call on which one you get from the tackle shop. Rule of thumb is to get the small multipack unless you do fish a lot. No need to have 20+ hooks lol. - 1/8oz, 1/4oz, 3/4oz, egg sinkers; for bass fishing or if there's some current that's making it hard for baits to swim down past the seals. - 4oz and 6oz torpedo sinkers 3) FISHING LICENSE; no ifs, ands, or buts. They sell em there at the landing and optional if you want to purchase the annual license VS the day license. 4) Pocket Cash. It's cash only for food, drinks, fish cleaning, Jackpot, and Gunnysacks. (Bring $100 and break it into smaller bills BEFORE coming down. Again, DON'T BE THAT PERSON. Come prepared. 5) Dikes, Pliers, Cutters, whatever you wanna call em, you'll need them. 6) Sunblock 7) Hand Towel(s) for obvious reasons 8) Hand Sanitizer, Hand Wipes, whatever helps you stay clean. 9) For the ladies, heads up, I recommend a little bottle of lysol or disinfecting wipes for the restroom. I can't speak for everyone else, but there may be some dirty ass men and women on board. So if you just want to be safe, strongly recommend bringing this. 10) Good Vibes. read more

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This was my first time deep sea fishing and they "Pier Point Landing" did NOT disappoint by any means. I went out on a 1/2 day boat "City Of Long Beach" and once we stopped that captain put us on a good spot and within 3 minutes I had a nice sand bass and a few more which were delicious!! We moved to another spot later on where he put us on some Sculpin and once again... within minutes the entire boat was hooking up and catching fish!! The deck hands were AWESOME!! They rigged my rod for every setup needed the entire trip and gave me advise and assisted me throughout the whole time we were fishing. Great experience... reasonable pricing, cheap parking (Spots 1- 29) rod rental and tackle was about $30.... It was a great trip all around! Wyatt & Earl rock!! So helpful and willing to help anyone who needed assistance. read more

I had reserved spots for 10 of my employees, on the day before my trip they called and left a message that the boat was broken. They said to call them by noon to schedule on another day, but less they 2 hours later I got an email that they refunded my payment. One of my guys called to inquire about the trip and they told him the boat was chartered for the day by a private party. It seems since the trip was not full they had someone willing to pay more money so they dumped the 28 people and took the charter money. This was some of the poorest business I have been involved with ever. I will not be doing business here ever again and I suggest that you don't either. read more

We went deep sea fishing for the first time, and really enjoyed our experience. Our two boys had a blast! Everyone was so kind and helpful. All the deckhands had so much knowledge and took the time to help get our rods setup and help untangle lines. Earl made some delicious food in the galley and Wyatt got our fish all cleaned. It was wonderful experience. We have never been deep sea fishing before, and got the rental rods, and I was a little nervous when I saw most of the people on our boat were boarding with their own poles and looked like pros, but the deckhands took the time to help get us ready to go and we were fishing with the pros in no time. Bring cash- for tips (seriously, don't be cheap, tip these guys- they work so hard), and for food and drinks on board, and for your fish bag/lottery, and fish cleaning ($2 per fish). We really had a great time as a family. Thank you for a great day of fishing! read more

Pierpoint Landing - What we caught - Fishing Near Me - Long Beach, California

Scam beware!!! The crew will try and befriend you while fishing. Come time to clean the fish they will deliberately not tell you the fishing cleaning fee. They will clean all your fish then at the end tell you that you have to pay them before leaving the boat. We had got over 30 fish and not 1 time did they mention that the fee was 3.00 dollars (Per) fish. After making jokes to keep me oblivious while cleaning all my fish he told me I had to pay over 100 dollars if I wanted to leave the boat with the fish i caught. I came with a small group who each also caught 20 plus fish and where completely blind sided when we had to all pay more that what the actual fishing trip cost in just cleaning fees. I mentioned how we felt taken advantage of . He stated well you never asked. I stated well you also never displayed or stated a cleaning fee price. He just shrugged his shoulders and told me i still had to pay either with cash or zelle or i couldn't keep my fish. As a customer I think this is a big key point to bring up. Especially if someone wasn't financially ready. Staff became un friendly as soon as I brought up the concern. Staff on the (Enterprise) Ruined our whole day. No price for cleaning posted anywhere on the fishing boat Nor their website. Almost felt like he just made that price up. Definitely not coming back just because of how taken advantage of we felt. FYI they also advertise on their website the 3/4 trip goes near and around Catalina Island. We went No where near Catalina Island. When asked about it ,crew mate said "that's way over there and we are not going. Cleaning SCAM beware. Stay safe Gents. read more

This review goes towards the deckhands/crew for the City of Long Beach. I went on a half day AM trip on a Saturday with two of my friends and the service couldn't have been better. As soon as we got on the boat we were greeted by the deckhands and was offered assistance in getting our rods set-up. There were plenty of deckhands on board so you won't have to worry never getting help. The two junior deckhands Justin and Cole we're extremely active and always moving around the boat to check if anyone is in need of assistance. Their fish count was pretty accurate too. I don't think they count every single fish but they give a general estimate of how much fish has been caught which is pretty fair. I know this because they didn't include the Red Snapper my friend caught as well as a couple of White Fish a group next to me caught. All in all, me and my friends had a great time/experience and were extremely satisfied with the service provided by the City of Long Beach. read more

Pierpoint Landing - Fishing Near Me - Long Beach, California

I started coming here in November 2022 and I have to say it's addicting to come back regardless of what kind of fishing they're doing. From shallow water rockfish/white fishing, to sculpin/sandbass fishing, and now to sculpin/ rock fishing. It's been a great time every time these past 6 or so months. Earl in the galley always cooking up the dankest food and he's always really helpful unhooking fish for you. Bobby always keeping the deck on lock helping out whenever you need it. Currently the boat is doing rock fishing and sculpin fishing. As for rock fishing you want to bring a reel that you comfortably know holds 400 feet of line at least, as well as some 10-12 oz sinkers and some size 2 or size 4 hooks. For sculpin fishing you're going to want to bring some 1-2 oz lead heads as well as 5+ inch soft plastic baits and some 8-10 oz sinkers. Any kind of soft bait will do pretty much, you just want a bigger profile to avoid hooking too many short fish. I personally recommend any variation of a red color bait. It helps out if the bait has a curly tail or appendages like tentacles on them too. The boat will have cut squid for you to bait up your plastics as well. The picture below is just an example of the kind of fishing your group will have all the time. You will not be disappointed. read more

Pierpoint Landing - Fishing Near Me - Long Beach, California

Lack of professionalism and poor customer service of two crew members aboard the Enterprise. On Sunday, 7/3, it was a perfect day for fishing. I had caught the limit of sculpin and a few bonito. Unfortunately, I didn't catch a yellowtail as planned but that's the nature of the game. Towards the end of the trip, I was getting ready to pack and realized several of my gear, hooks and sinkers were missing. Also, the sack #11 assigned, I had placed my fish in was missing as well. I had approached a staff member, a young male (husky, long curly hair and wearing a blue LA Dodger hat) to report my sack and a few of my tackles missing. Young male shrugged his shoulders, replied "eh....go tell some other deckhands." A few seconds later, the cook called out my name to close my tab. I had advised him of my items missing and he replied "well nobody has left the boat yet so go look for it yourself." I then asked if he would help, his response was "I dont have GPS on your belongings." I was appalled at his response and said "I can see you and everyone else don't care." he quickly responded "I care as much as you do, if you dont give a fuck then i dont give a fuck" and laughed. No compassion and sympathy. All I asked was for a little help. At least an attempt would suffice. If the tackles and fishes I caught couldn't be found they could have offered a few fish the staff had caught. I would've paid to have them gutted or fillet. I'm sure someone had accidently grabbed my sack, thinking they had the same number as I. It's very common, I see it all the time on other trips. This is the first time I've been back to Pier Point since the pandemic. Recently, I have been fishing out of 22nd Street Landing or Redondo Special but thought I'd switch it up back to Pier Point. After this experience, I won't be purchasing any trips and will be advising all, family and friends. read more

6am-6pm only maybe 1:30-2:00 of fishing rest of the time "looking for fish" wtf no radar smh never again go to Dave's locker better fishing Long Beach is a dead fishing spot I had stoped coming for the same reason guess It's my fault for thinking it might had changed and they charge full price for kids 3dollars for parking 3dollars for sack that they keep after no more I'm done with this bs boat fish count is a lie I was on the boat on the 12th we got skunked hell nah we did not catch this many fish maybe 3 people walked away with fish read more

Pierpoint Landing - Lies of fish repot - Fishing Near Me - Long Beach, California

Went out on the 1/2 day on the City of Long Beach. Only bottom fishing for Sculpin and Rockfish but that's okay. I took my kid out for her first time. Crew and galley were helpful. Not too many rod holders so don't bring extra poles if you don't have to. You have to lean your rod against the rail. Lots of novice fishermen including myself so there were some tangles. Tip-call the landing ahead of time and get the recommendation for tackle for the trip. You don't want to be that guy without the proper equipment even if you're renting your rod. I was a bit disappointed that we used cut bait of anchovies, squid and mackerel. Caught plenty of sculpin but threw back 2 for every 1 keeper. Like I said earlier, crew was patient and very helpful. The guy in the galley doing all the cooking was great. I've had good luck at Pierpoint and it's easy to park. read more

This review is for the Enterprise , Captain Andy (I think that was his name) and his crew! It was my first time on the charters and overall it was a really fun experience, and I would definitely go again! First off, the captain I was with does do a lot of driving around. The first 2-3 hours was mostly driving, and the very first couple spots we made were very brief, some with more bites than others made of calico, sculpin and sheep heads. Fish were still biting, but the minute the captain announces he's gonna move, he starts moving!!! He does not wait, so you gotta reel your line in as fast as you can. It was coming towards the last few hours and if the fishing trip ended there, I would've been upset because before starting I was told by the crew we were fishing for yellowtail and surely there were none yet. But the last stop we made surely fulfilled the promise of yellowtail because they came and were biting like crazy!! It was definitely the longest stop of all the ones we made, and the captain even STAYED BACK LONGER than scheduled so everybody could catch some yellowtail. So what I got from him driving around is that HES LOOKIG FOR THE GOOD FISH!!! and if the good fish are there, he will stay! The crew members were also very sweet and helpful each time I needed help, and even offered me tips and reassurance!! For a small fee they will also gut and fillet the fish for you!! So two thumbs up for them !! If you're going for a whole day and are a germaphobe, bring your own food!! The area they serve food is a little messy, but to be honest when you're out there for a whole day in the sun, a hot patty melt is nothing short from satisfying !!! Also it's on a fishing boat so don't expect 5 star quality!! So to sum it up, even though there was a lot more driving around than I expected, I had a great time, met some great fishers, and can't wait to go again!!! If you don't like the idea of driving around most of the time, (I was told) the other captain spends more time in one spot! So if there are a lot of bites great , but if there are no bites then you're sitting in the middle of the ocean waiting for fish! So take your pick and decide which captain better for you! Just call in to see who's gonna be on for the day read more

Pierpoint Landing - Turned my yellow tails into dinner :p - Fishing Near Me - Long Beach, California

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We went out on the City of Long Beach and it was such a good time. The ship hands and captain were great. I have been on others ships out of San Pedro and those dudes were completely rude and no pricing on the on deck food. These guys were willing to help anytime you needed them within reason because other people needed help as well. Now this is no Disneyland experience, this is real sea fishing with real dangers. As long as you listen to the deck hands and follow instructions you will have a great time. I would recommend kids from the ages of 8 and up. Any younger they will get whinney or sea sick. We caught so many fish it was amazing. They have tons of life jackets on board if you need them. Definitely check this place out. read more

You guys should really think about getting a new front desk crew. Every other place is generous and happy to see customers. Not this place, gals seem irritated every morning. Landing is definitely going down. Just a matter of time before this place goes under. Too bad. Really great captains. Rather drive the few extra miles to 22nd or Berth 55. read more

Bad service. The cook charged me $55 instead of $35. When I pointed it out, he said "Fine, just pay me $35." After, I gave him 2 $20 bills, he wouldn't give me the $5 change. read more

Half day trip AM. Very disappointed, this should be more for kids & families. Wrong, the deck hands kept bumping into my kids, instead of helping on the boat. They where fishing, getting in other peoples space. I would have thought they'd be more helpful. Then the gallery was worse! The cook was rude, & had dirty hands! Very dissatisfied! read more

Went fishing,all was ok but after winning jackpot they said I get a free trip. They collected $$. Were did the $ go? Fishing for years and never heard of that read more

July 22, 2022 deep sea fishing on the Enterprise to San Pedro Bay (SPB). Plan A was tuna and Catalina. Without anchovies and only sardines for live bait this turned into Plan B "make-the-most-of-it" in SPB. Except: Young deckhands were rude but useful, *nothing* the Captain said over the intercom was intelligible, and the entire party was taken for a fuel stop and 2,000 gallons of diesel for the last 2.5 hours of "fishing". When I asked the skipper if he always brought clients for a fuel stop he said it was my lucky day. Add pretty drunk, sloppy, and profane fishermen - not the best for our young people learning to enjoy a deep sea outing. read more

I went full day fishing, I though I was going fishing, this was a major ripoff, these guys took the boat for hours wasting time around, supposedly looking for "Dorado" fish, then said there was none so they kept going for another hour towards catalinas island then stop for 5 minutes to fish and then go then after another hour then another 5 minutes fishing then another hour then 10 minutes fishing and that was all, what kind of ripoff is this? A full day 8 hours and we drop the bait only 30 minutes at the most, come on!!! These guys know what they are doing and they are robbing us on plain sight; don't go there that will rip you off. read more

Someone better wake up here you are not the only game in town. The staff in the office The absolutely friendly young lady in the morning checking you in has really got to go what a black eye for this landing screwed my friends over at 5:45 we were on the boat and she would not let them board for god sakes we did not even leave the dock yet "5:45 really" You guys suck and are going down fast. I haven't fished out of this dock in years I came back to real disappointment. f I don't like it I don't have to fish here..... ABSOLUTELY! "AND I KNOW IT" YOU CAN BET YOUR ASS I WILL NOT EVER!!!!! THANKS PIERPOINT FOR A SHITTY TRIP WITH ATTITUDE. read more

The trip was on 8/13/22 the Boat's name was City Of Long Beach. The staff was so rude to my grandson this was his first fishing trip for his birthday! When he asked for help they just cut his line and walked away. The staff was drinking beer all day and it showed when it came to helping the fisherman. Very disappointing to hear my grandson says he never wants to go fishing on a boat again because grown men have no patients and are drunk at work. read more

Took a last minute overnight trip on the Toronado. Booking the trip was easy and user-friendly. Finding parking was super easy. Anglers need to check-in and then purchase a token for $6.00 and park in the Pierpoint parking lot. Their tackle shop is full-loaded with everything you could need. The boat was clean and consisted of 36 bunks, 2 restrooms, plenty of seating and a ship's galley. Each bunk contained a blanket and disposable pillow case. They galley contained two tables and did not have prices listed so it became a guessing game what your tab would be when departing ($5 a beer and $8 fishing cleaning??? Although, I guess it may fluctuate depending on the mood or boat capacity... who knows) Captain Ray was methodical and precise in his estimations from loading the bait tanks to refueling after the trip. He put us on the fish. Once we anchored, we didn't move all day. Throughout the day he was out on deck giving out pointers to anglers fighting fish, gaffing, and washing down the bloody deck (wear fishing boots if you have them). The crew members were friendly, knowledgeable, and ready to help (Santiago, Maggie). The other deckhand however was less than amiable. His lack of experience or intuition cost me a yellow. He was definitely the low man on the totem pole and I could see why. His fileting practices were clumsy and customer service skills sucked. For instance, the Toronado use a greaseboard for anglers to indicate the manner in which they would like their fish cleaned. I fell asleep and afterwards asked my fish to be gutted only. Bottom rung deckhand tells me that they fileted my fish cause I didn't leave a request. Completely unapologetically when common sense would indicate if an angler didn't leave a request, don't touch it. His disregard and attitude spoiled an otherwise excellent and memorable fishing trip. read more

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This review is for the Enterprise. A other reviews have mentioned, the crew on this boat was completely unprofessional, just a bunch of kids fresh out of high school that want to just relax and fish on a boat. There were a total of 3 primary deck hands that I could see. Kid one, thought he was hard with black square sunglasses (pretending to be a wannabe gangster) and wanted to flex on people giving them attitude all day long for not having the absolute perfect technique when fishing. Kid two, was this large white guy who was working the most but was sarcastic and had an attitude. Kid 3, was this young Spanish boy and brought his grandfather on board and just fished all day long. The captain of the boat, had one of the worst attitudes, instead of offering advice he would say "just terrible or terrible fishing". I guess he wanted to make up for the fact that he's a terrible captain and drove around for 5 hours looking for "fish" instead of parking on kelp patty or looking for boils. We originally had parked on a spot that had dorado (which we ended up coming back to) but he left and continued to waste our time driving around. The galley cook, was an ok cool and nice enough young man but was slow in his preparation of food and just wanted to fish as well. STAY AWAY FROM THIS LANDING AND BOAT AT ALL COST. They overbook, not helpful and deserve to go out of business. read more

Went boat fishing on the enterprise 6am-6pm on 8-14-22. First the deck hands were less than helpfull they had two new guys that were just cutting lines left and right. The boat only had 40people on board. The fishing experiance was the worst. Captain did not know were he was going or what to look for. We went on tour of the catalina island than looking for good fish. The boat by more than mid day only had 3 fishes on board. The only good thing on the trip was the food and the beer. Mind you since we were not fishing much me and my family spent almost $500 on the boat. None of us caught anything other fisherman were getting iratiated and angry 3 huge arguments happen during the trip. They had the wrong bate onboard and instead of using the radar they had the deck hands looking for schools from the distance wich made the boat longer. The end of the day of the trip only 7 fishes came home. The jack pot was one by a barely legal bonita. Thanks read more

Joe, owner of the Toronado was a wonderful man. Very friendly, interesting, and unique character. On our trip Joe also operated as the cook and provided unusual and delicious dishes. Love that guy. The rest of the crew however was disappointing to interact with. The captain, Ray never came out on the deck to interact with any passenger, and when he did address us over the speaker the speech was so muffled you couldn't hear a word he was saying. Frustrating not to know the game plan. I asked the crew about it and they said "You have to be really close to the microphone to hear it plus Ray always mumbles so yeah we can't hear anything." On two occasions both the deckhands told me they "didn't have their pliers on them" to help unhooking fish. That's one of the main parts of their job how could both of them be so unprepared? Not professional. Also one deckhand was fishing for a lot of the time, and at the end of the day we ran out of bait! Never has that happened on any boat. Never even heard of that happening. If there was a bait shortage why would the deckhands be fishing and using the bait for paying customers? At the end of the trip we passed a HUGE bluefin tuna boil, but could not stop to fish because the bait was gone. Wildly frustrating and some of the passengers were understandably angry. The boat itself was comfortable and they did offer bedding for the overnight portion which was uncommon so appreciated that. But the captain and crew were not helpful and just didn't seem to care very much. Will try other boats first before heading back to pierpoint landing. read more