Illustration Life jackets
The life jacket rule for every paddler
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rulesWe know of one fishing pier in and around Downey. Fishing from a pier is the easy way to reach deeper water. Bring your license unless the state or pier covers it, and check the posted hours. 8 more are within 50 miles.
Illustration Life jackets
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rules
Illustration Ramp etiquette
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquetteIn and around Downey we know of Seal Beach Municipal Pier in Seal Beach.
Within 50 miles: Fishing Area (Huntington Beach, 16 miles), Point Vicente Fishing Access (Rancho Palos Verdes, 21 miles), Huntington Beach Pier (Huntington Beach, 21 miles), Newport Pier (Newport Beach, 26 miles) and Hansen Dam Recreation Lake (Los Angeles, 27 miles).
For a trip from Downey, our guide Fishing from a pier: what to know covers the basics, and the map finds more.