A city park strung along the Ringling Causeway over Sarasota Bay, popular for seawall and shoreline fishing plus wading the adjacent flats and bridge shadow lines. Early-morning and evening action for snook, trout, jacks and mackerel; kayak launch and paved path on site. Parking: free lot at the base of the causeway.
200 John Ringling Cswy, Sarasota, FL 34236 · GPS: 27.31970, -82.55650
Yes — Bird Key Park (Ringling Causeway) is a land-based fishing spot (shore fishing) in Sarasota, Florida. No boat is needed.
Florida residents fishing from shore or a land-attached structure need the free resident shoreline fishing license; non-residents generally need a regular saltwater license. Check current rules at MyFWC.com.
Free.
Bird Key Park (Ringling Causeway) is open 5 AM–11 PM.
Tide predictions for Bird Key Park (Ringling Causeway) come from the NOAA station at Sarasota, about 1 miles away. The tide chart on this page shows today's high and low tide times, updated daily from NOAA, plus predictions for the coming week.
Bird Key Park (Ringling Causeway) is located at 200 John Ringling Cswy, Sarasota, FL 34236 in Sarasota County, Florida.
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