City waterfront park at the south end of the Interbay Peninsula with extensive wadeable shoreline and beach fishing where Old Tampa Bay meets the main bay. Productive for snook, redfish, trout, sheepshead and mackerel; also a beach, dog beach and disc golf. Parking: free lots throughout the park.
7409 Picnic Island Blvd, Tampa, FL 33616 · GPS: 27.85530, -82.55350
Yes — Picnic Island Park is a land-based fishing spot (shore fishing) 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.
Picnic Island Park is open sunrise–sunset.
Tide predictions for Picnic Island Park come from the NOAA station at Old Port Tampa, about 0 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.
Picnic Island Park is located at 7409 Picnic Island Blvd, Tampa, FL 33616 in Hillsborough County, Florida.