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St. Pete Pier Fishing Deck

Pinellas · pier

Open

Fishing: 30 minutes before sunrise to 11 p.m., 7 days a weekPaid: Dolphin and Pelican lots by pay station or ParkMobile zone 2015, 24/7 enforcement, 6-hour limit ($15 to $18 for 6 hours depending on rate period). Longer stays at Sundial garage. No overnight parking. Free Downtown Looper trolley.

Good for

Target species

Sheepshead Mangrove snapper Crevalle jack Black drum

Style

pierstructure

Officially listed features

bait shop on sitefree entry

From the official source linked below.

General guidance: Fishing deck at the end of the pier over deeper water; pilings hold sheepshead and snapper and jacks blitz bait around the deck.

Wind & weather

Mon, 2 AMNNE 21 mphgusts 2370° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Mon, 5 AMNNE 20 mphgusts 2370° · Rain 0%Mostly Clear

Mon, 8 AMNNE 18 mphgusts 2370° · Rain 1%Sunny

Mon, 11 AMNNE 18 mphgusts 2577° · Rain 0%Sunny

Mon, 2 PMNE 18 mphgusts 2882° · Rain 1%Sunny

Mon, 5 PMNE 21 mphgusts 3282° · Rain 4%Mostly Sunny

Mon, 8 PMNNE 21 mphgusts 2875° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Mon, 11 PMNNE 20 mphgusts 2271° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Tue, 2 AMNNE 18 mphgusts 2069° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Tue, 5 AMNNE 18 mph68° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Tue, 8 AMNNE 16 mphgusts 2068° · Rain 2%Mostly Sunny

Tue, 11 AMNE 16 mphgusts 2277° · Rain 2%Sunny

Tue, 2 PMNE 17 mphgusts 2883° · Rain 6%Sunny

Tue, 5 PMENE 21 mphgusts 3283° · Rain 6%Mostly Sunny

Tue, 8 PMNE 21 mphgusts 2676° · Rain 4%Mostly Clear

Tue, 11 PMNE 20 mphgusts 2273° · Rain 4%Mostly Clear

Forecast from National Weather Service, updated Oct 25, 7:36 PM ET

St. Pete Pier extending into Tampa Bay — Photo: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Conditions can change; check the official source before you go.

Status	Open
Status note	Fishing is permitted only on the Fishing Deck east of the Pier Point building; Gator Jim’s Tackle on site. No admission charge to the Pier District.
Address	800 2nd Avenue NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Hours	Fishing: 30 minutes before sunrise to 11 p.m., 7 days a week
Parking / fees	Paid: Dolphin and Pelican lots by pay station or ParkMobile zone 2015, 24/7 enforcement, 6-hour limit ($15 to $18 for 6 hours depending on rate period). Longer stays at Sundial garage. No overnight parking. Free Downtown Looper trolley.
Amenities	Bait and tackle shop
Fishing license	Statewide (FWC): a Florida saltwater fishing license is required unless exempt or covered by a licensed fishing pier; a free shore-based shark fishing permit is also required to target sharks from shore, jetties, bridges and piers. Fishing license: who needs one

Last checked Oct 2026 from St. Pete Pier: Faq

Fish to target here

General habitat guidance; confirm access and regulations before fishing.

Sheepshead Fishing-deck pilings offer vertical structure for lowering fiddler crabs close to sheepshead feeding cover.
Mangrove snapper Bay-side pilings give snapper cover to dart from when a small shrimp drifts past.
Black drum Bay pilings provide a clear reference for positioning a stationary drum bait just outside snagging cover.
Crevalle jack The open bay beside the fishing deck gives room to cast past bait activity while steering jacks away from pilings.

Tide chart, next 48 hours

Predictions from NOAA station St. Petersburg (8726520). Times are local (EST/EDT). Updated when the site rebuilds.

7-day high/low table

Station: St. Petersburg (8726520) · 1.5 km away. Heights in feet above MLLW; station local time (EST/EDT). Predictions are not observed conditions.

Date / time	Tide	Feet
2026-10-26 01:33	High	2.67
2026-10-26 09:01	Low	-0.028
2026-10-26 15:52	High	1.918
2026-10-26 20:02	Low	1.545
2026-10-27 01:58	High	2.841
2026-10-27 09:48	Low	-0.181
2026-10-27 17:05	High	1.779
2026-10-27 20:10	Low	1.635
2026-10-28 02:30	High	2.952
2026-10-28 10:40	Low	-0.253
2026-10-29 03:08	High	2.976
2026-10-29 11:38	Low	-0.241
2026-10-30 03:56	High	2.896
2026-10-30 12:41	Low	-0.163
2026-10-31 04:55	High	2.718
2026-10-31 13:50	Low	-0.044
2026-11-01 05:13	High	2.468
2026-11-01 14:01	Low	0.095

not present/background (0-1,000)

Red tide (FWC samples, last 8 days)

Nearest sample: Spa Beach (Middle Tampa Bay), Oct 21 2026; not present/background (0-1,000); 0.4 km away. Maximum within 15 km: not present/background (0-1,000) (8 samples).

Samples are point-in-time observations; missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Check FWC’s current report.

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