Historic city park in the Palmetto Beach neighborhood with a roughly 300-foot pier extending into shallow, mullet-rich McKay Bay. Land-based anglers target snook, redfish, black drum and juvenile tarpon in the upper bay. Parking: free neighborhood park lot.
2617 Corrine St, Tampa, FL 33605 · GPS: 27.93300, -82.43000
Yes — DeSoto Park Fishing Pier (Palmetto Beach) is a land-based fishing spot (fishing pier) in Tampa, 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.
DeSoto Park Fishing Pier (Palmetto Beach) is open posted park hours.
Tide predictions for DeSoto Park Fishing Pier (Palmetto Beach) come from the NOAA station at Old Port Tampa, about 9 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.
DeSoto Park Fishing Pier (Palmetto Beach) is located at 2617 Corrine St, Tampa, FL 33605 in Hillsborough County, Florida.