Roughly 500-foot pier with a wide tee on the Tampa Bay side of Mullet Key, facing the Skyway and Egmont Key; it doubles as the Egmont Key ferry dock. Good grass-flat and channel-edge fishing for trout, redfish, sheepshead, mangrove snapper and mackerel. Parking: county park lot near the pier ($6 daily pay-by-plate).
3500 Pinellas Bayway S, Tierra Verde, FL 33715 · GPS: 27.60810, -82.72680
Yes — Fort De Soto Park — Bay Pier is a land-based fishing spot (fishing pier) in Tierra Verde, 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 to fish; $6/day parking.
Fort De Soto Park — Bay Pier is open 7 AM–sunset.
Tide predictions for Fort De Soto Park — Bay Pier come from the NOAA station at Port Manatee, about 10 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.
Fort De Soto Park — Bay Pier is located at 3500 Pinellas Bayway S, Tierra Verde, FL 33715 in Pinellas County, Florida.
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