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Belleair Causeway Boat Ramp Fishing Pier

Pinellas · pier

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Target species

Sheepshead Snook Mangrove snapper Black drum

Style

pierbridgestructuredeep channel

Officially listed features

bait shop on siterestrooms

From the official source linked below.

General guidance: Intracoastal bridge channel with strong current; pilings hold sheepshead in winter and snook feed near the bridge on outgoing tides, especially at night.

Wind & weather

Mon, 2 AMNE 14 mphgusts 2370° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Mon, 5 AMNE 15 mphgusts 2370° · Rain 0%Mostly Clear

Mon, 8 AMNNE 15 mphgusts 2371° · Rain 1%Sunny

Mon, 11 AMNE 16 mphgusts 2476° · Rain 0%Sunny

Mon, 2 PMNE 17 mphgusts 2480° · Rain 0%Sunny

Mon, 5 PMNE 18 mphgusts 2880° · Rain 3%Mostly Sunny

Mon, 8 PMNE 16 mphgusts 2475° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Mon, 11 PMNE 14 mphgusts 2272° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Tue, 2 AMNE 13 mphgusts 2069° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Tue, 5 AMNNE 13 mphgusts 2069° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Tue, 8 AMNNE 13 mphgusts 2069° · Rain 1%Mostly Sunny

Tue, 11 AMNE 14 mphgusts 2176° · Rain 1%Sunny

Tue, 2 PMNE 16 mphgusts 2281° · Rain 3%Sunny

Tue, 5 PMNE 18 mphgusts 2681° · Rain 3%Sunny

Tue, 8 PMNE 15 mphgusts 2377° · Rain 3%Mostly Clear

Tue, 11 PMNE 14 mphgusts 2174° · Rain 3%Mostly Clear

Forecast from National Weather Service, updated Oct 25, 7:36 PM ET

Belleair Causeway boat ramp park on the Intracoastal Waterway — Photo: Mikereichold · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Conditions can change; check the official source before you go.

Status	Open
Status note	County lists the fishing pier among Belleair Causeway Boat Ramp amenities; only courtesy docks 2 and 3 are posted closed until further notice. Belleair Bait House operates daily on site.
Address	3900 W. Bay Dr., Belleair Bluffs, FL 34640
Hours	Call ahead — Belleair Bait & Tackle Co. (County concessionaire) · (727) 687-7151 · website
Parking / fees	Call ahead — Belleair Bait & Tackle Co. (County concessionaire) · (727) 687-7151 · website
Amenities	Fishing pier, Portable restrooms, Boat launching lanes, Bait house, Passenger-car parking
Fishing license	Statewide (FWC): a Florida saltwater fishing license is required unless exempt or covered by a licensed fishing pier; a free shore-based shark fishing permit is also required to target sharks from shore, jetties, bridges and piers. Fishing license: who needs one

Last checked Oct 2026 from Pinellas County: Belleair Causeway Boat Ramp

Fish to target here

General habitat guidance; confirm access and regulations before fishing.

Snook The Intracoastal pier and nearby bridge offer structure edges for a controlled whitebait drift.
Sheepshead The Intracoastal pier and nearby bridge create structure edges suited to compact crab rigs.
Mangrove snapper Intracoastal pier structure and the nearby bridge suit short, controlled drifts with small whitebait.
Black drum The Intracoastal pier and nearby bridge offer bottom structure to fish with cracked-crab scent.

Tide chart, next 48 hours

Curve estimated between NOAA high / low predictions.

Predictions from NOAA station Clearwater (8726706). Times are local (EST/EDT). Updated when the site rebuilds.

7-day high/low table

Station: Clearwater (8726706) · 4.6 km away. Heights in feet above MLLW; station local time (EST/EDT). Predictions are not observed conditions.

Date / time	Tide	Feet
2026-10-26 07:14	Low	-0.183
2026-10-26 13:21	High	2.364
2026-10-26 18:51	Low	1.009
2026-10-27 00:13	High	3.104
2026-10-27 07:59	Low	-0.317
2026-10-27 14:14	High	2.182
2026-10-27 19:20	Low	1.099
2026-10-28 00:45	High	3.173
2026-10-28 08:48	Low	-0.346
2026-10-28 15:20	High	1.985
2026-10-28 19:49	Low	1.177
2026-10-29 01:22	High	3.172
2026-10-29 09:43	Low	-0.276
2026-10-29 16:36	High	1.825
2026-10-29 20:21	Low	1.246
2026-10-30 02:07	High	3.085
2026-10-30 10:44	Low	-0.133
2026-10-30 17:57	High	1.734
2026-10-30 20:58	Low	1.312
2026-10-31 03:06	High	2.917
2026-10-31 11:53	Low	0.047
2026-10-31 19:29	High	1.745
2026-10-31 21:56	Low	1.379
2026-11-01 03:26	High	2.702
2026-11-01 12:09	Low	0.219
2026-11-01 19:34	High	1.847
2026-11-01 23:04	Low	1.403

not present/background (0-1,000)

Red tide (FWC samples, last 8 days)

Nearest sample: Clearwater Beach Pier 60, Oct 19 2026; not present/background (0-1,000); 6.7 km away. Maximum within 15 km: not present/background (0-1,000) (9 samples).

Samples are point-in-time observations; missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Check FWC’s current report.

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