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I would but I killed that about a decade ago 😳

 

Dash Point Park & Pier - Parks Tacoma https://share.google/NgTbWKjSib3Kx4s9E

 

Thank you...wish it was better news

 

I used to fish that pier when I lived up that way. It's been closed for "safety reasons" for 4 years now. My theory is that the local home owners had something to do with it. Must be nice not to have lowley fisherman ruining your multi-mil neighborhood.

 

The "locals" have had a problem with fisherman since this "new dock" was there 😂 I remember arguments back in the late 80's when my dad I started fishing there for salmon from the old tiny dock

 

Fished it today for a few hours, they didn't ever come in close enough to hook any.

Parking at Brown's point was full by 7am

 

Fished it today for a few hours, they didn't ever come in close enough to hook any.

Parking at Brown's point was full by 7am

Most of those fish run right along the drop off by where the pier hooks right. Hard to get a jig that far and the pier gets in the way if they're running any farther out

 

I have been somewhat involved with this since the emergency closure which was due to more rapid deterioration than projected by a professional engineering group. The replacement project has gone through public input with Parks' Staff acknowledging that they are obligated to replace it with another fishing pier. Subsequent designs were narrowed down to two with both having a long pier out to the edge of deep water with one ending in what I will describe as a hammerhead and the other with a 90 degree right turn then paralleling deep water providing maximum rail space to prime fishing pretty much as the current structure. Parks then went out for permits to have geotech work done to determine what the beach could support. Those permits were approved and the engineering work completed. Last I heard Parks was having more design work accomplished. Guess I need to follow up with Staff for the latest and to make sure the interests of local pier fishers are met. Then there will be the issue of Corps of Engineer permitting followed by trying to obtain funding.

Editorial Comment: This is a perfect example of why any type of marine project needs to be started far in advance of the point where the structure is deemed unsafe and access denied - especially when it was built with State grant money as a fishing pier.

 

I have been somewhat involved with this since the emergency closure which was due to more rapid deterioration than projected by a professional engineering group. The replacement project has gone through public input with Parks' Staff acknowledging that they are obligated to replace it with another fishing pier. Subsequent designs were narrowed down to two with both having a long pier out to the edge of deep water with one ending in what I will describe as a hammerhead and the other with a 90 degree right turn then paralleling deep water providing maximum rail space to prime fishing pretty much as the current structure. Parks then went out for permits to have geotech work done to determine what the beach could support. Those permits were approved and the engineering work completed. Last I heard Parks was having more design work accomplished. Guess I need to follow up with Staff for the latest and to make sure the interests of local pier fishers are met. Then there will be the issue of Corps of Engineer permitting followed by trying to obtain funding.

Editorial Comment: This is a perfect example of why any type of marine project needs to be started far in advance of the point where the structure is deemed unsafe and access denied - especially when it was built with State grant money as a fishing pier.

I hope they do a "T" pier similar in shape the Les Davis. More space out deep would help those fishing for flounder or throwing crab snares during salmon season. It gets kinda crowded there when shiny fish start swimming by 😂

 

Last night I checked the status of the project and Parks' website which still shows it at the Seismic Analysis & Calculations Modeling stage. Unfortunately Parks does not provide dates when a stage is initiated and then when completed. I did send an email to the Parks' Project Manager for a status update and will post here when obtained.

 

Already received an update. Report back is that they are in the final stages of the design incorporating prior public input and subsequent geotech/engineering studies. I reiterated my request to be notified of when that design is made available for public review and comment.

 

I appreciate the update. That place has a lot of childhood memories for me...going back to the short square dock. Hopefully it won't be a decade before I fish somewhere besides the shore there 😂

 

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