Image credits

Images are public domain, CC0 or Creative Commons Attribution licensed, from Wikimedia Commons.

Spot photos

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  Skyway Fishing Pier State Park — North Pier

  Photo: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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  Fort De Soto Gulf Pier

  Photo: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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  Fort De Soto Bay Pier

  Photo: Myrtledawg7 · CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication) · Source

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  Ballast Point Park Fishing Pier

  Photo: Heditor6 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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  Pier 60 Fishing Pier

  Photo: Jana Taylor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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  Courtney Campbell Causeway — Clearwater Trail Shoreline

  Photo: AHeneen · CC BY 4.0 · Source

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  Dunedin Marina Fishing Pier

  Photo: Mikereichold · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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  Belleair Causeway Boat Ramp Fishing Pier

  Photo: Mikereichold · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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  St. Pete Pier Fishing Deck

  Photo: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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  Gulfport Williams Pier

  Photo: amateur photography by michel · CC BY 2.0 · Source

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  Philippe Park Shoreline

  Photo: Ebb.7897 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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  Weedon Island Preserve Fishing Pier

  Photo: jesseasmith · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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  Boca Ciega Millennium Park Shoreline

  Photo: Charlie A. Smith · CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication) · Source

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  Sand Key Park Fishing Piers

  Photo: Dlohcierekim · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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  Safety Harbor — Fire Marshal Dick Brock Memorial Pier

  Photo: Roman Eugeniusz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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  Honeymoon Island State Park — Beaches and Pass

  Photo: Christopher Hollis · Public domain · Source

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  Dunedin Causeway

  Photo: Ted Shackelford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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  Fred Howard Park — Causeway and Beach

  Photo: VitaleBaby at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Source

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  Wall Springs Park Pier

  Photo: Philipp Michel Reichold · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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  Fort De Soto Park — North Beach

  Photo: Slapp9 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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  Pass-a-Grille Fishing Jetty

  Photo: Gregory Urbano from St. Petersburg, Florida, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Source

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  John's Pass Park (Madeira Beach side)

  Photo: Mykhaylovdimitriy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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  Jungle Prada Park Pier

  Photo: Mikereichold · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  modified: Cropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP

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  R.E. Olds Park Fishing Pier

  Shows the park entrance sign.

  Photo: Gbklyn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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  Park Boulevard Boat Ramp Fishing Piers

  Shows the Park Boulevard Bridge beside the ramp area (2019).

  Photo: Mykhaylovdimitriy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  modified: Cropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP

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  Upper Tampa Bay Conservation Park

  Shows the park entrance.

  Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY 2.5 · Source

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  Fort De Soto Park — East Beach

  Sunrise at Fort De Soto Park; the photographer did not name the exact beach.

  Photo: photography_Buff (Flickr) · CC BY 2.0 · Source

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  Bay Vista Park Pier

  Nearby view: Maximo Point, a few miles west of Bay Vista Park.

  Photo: Calmuziclover (Flickr) · CC BY 2.0 · Source

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  Clearwater Harbor Marina Fishing Pier

  Nearby view: downtown Clearwater and the Memorial Causeway bridge beside the marina.

  Photo: photography_Buff (Flickr) · CC BY 2.0 · Source

  modified: Cropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP

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  Picnic Island Park Fishing Pier

  Shows the beach at Picnic Island Park.

  Photo: Michel Curi (Flickr) · CC BY 2.0 · Source

  modified: Cropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP

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  E.G. Simmons Conservation Park Shoreline

  Shows the bay at E.G. Simmons Park.

  Photo: hellis813 (Flickr) · CC BY 2.0 · Source

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  Domino Park Fishing Pier (Little Manatee River)

  Representative view: the Little Manatee River, which Domino Park sits on; exact location not stated by the photographer.

  Photo: RealGatba · CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication) · Source

  modified: Cropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP

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  Redington Shores Nature Park Fishing Dock

  Representative view: terns on the beach in Redington Shores, not the nature park itself.

  Photo: gary_leavens · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source

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  Weaver Park Fishing Pier

  Nearby view: St. Joseph Sound from the Dunedin Marina pier, a short drive north of Weaver Park.

  Photo: Mikereichold · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  modified: Cropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP

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  Apollo Beach Nature Preserve Shoreline

  Shows the Apollo Beach shoreline; the photographer did not name the exact spot.

  Photo: Ssriram mt · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  modified: Cropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP

Species

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  Snook

  Photo: Bob Care, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (NOAA) · Public domain (U.S. government work) · Source

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  Redfish

  Photo: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Reference Standard Sequence Library) · Public domain (U.S. government work) · Source

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  Spotted seatrout

  Photo: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Reference Standard Sequence Library) · Public domain (U.S. government work) · Source

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  Sheepshead

  Photo: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Reference Standard Sequence Library) · Public domain (U.S. government work) · Source

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  Spanish mackerel

  Photo: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Reference Standard Sequence Library) · Public domain (U.S. government work) · Source

  modified: Cropped, resized and converted to WebP

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  Florida pompano

  Photo: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Reference Standard Sequence Library) · Public domain (U.S. government work) · Source

  modified: Cropped, resized and converted to WebP

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  Mangrove snapper

  Photo: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Reference Standard Sequence Library) · Public domain (U.S. government work) · Source

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  Flounder

  Photo: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Reference Standard Sequence Library) · Public domain (U.S. government work) · Source

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  Black drum

  Photo: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Reference Standard Sequence Library) · Public domain (U.S. government work) · Source

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  Tarpon

  Photo: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center · Public domain (U.S. government work) · Source

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  Cobia

  Photo: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Reference Standard Sequence Library) · Public domain (U.S. government work) · Source

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  Whiting

  Photo: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Reference Standard Sequence Library) · Public domain (U.S. government work) · Source

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  Crevalle jack

  Photo: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Reference Standard Sequence Library) · Public domain (U.S. government work) · Source

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  Ladyfish

  Photo: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Reference Standard Sequence Library) · Public domain (U.S. government work) · Source

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Baits

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  Live shrimp

  Photo: Robert Aguilar, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center · CC BY 2.0 · Source

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  Pinfish

  Photo: SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC (collection of Brandi Noble) · Public domain (U.S. government work) · Source

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  Whitebait / scaled sardines

  Photo: SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC (collection of Brandi Noble) · Public domain (U.S. government work) · Source

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  Fiddler crabs

  Photo: Dave Pape · Public domain (released by the author) · Source

  modified: Cropped, resized and converted to WebP

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  Cut mullet

  Photo: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Reference Standard Sequence Library) · Public domain (U.S. government work) · Source

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  Sand fleas

  Photo: Eric A. Lazo-Wasem, Yale Peabody Museum · CC0 1.0 · Source

  modified: Cropped, resized and converted to WebP

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  Jig / soft plastic

  Photo: George Chernilevsky · Public domain (released by the author) · Source

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