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Fort De Soto Gulf Pier

Pinellas · pier

Open

7 a.m. to sunset, 7 days a weekPaid: County beach parking fee $6 per day through November 30, 2026 (pay stations, mobile apps, pay-by-text, or annual pass); $3.50/hour capped at $12/day beginning December 1, 2026.

Good for

Target species

Spanish mackerel Florida pompano Whiting Cobia Flounder

Style

piersurfdeep channel

Officially listed features

bait shop on siterestrooms

From the official source linked below.

General guidance: Pier reaches into the Gulf near the mouth of Tampa Bay, so mackerel and pompano schools run past it on strong moving tides in spring and fall.

Wind & weather

Mon, 2 AMNNE 25 mphgusts 2872° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Mon, 5 AMNE 25 mphgusts 2872° · Rain 0%Mostly Clear

Mon, 8 AMNNE 25 mphgusts 2673° · Rain 1%Sunny

Mon, 11 AMNE 24 mphgusts 2676° · Rain 0%Sunny

Mon, 2 PMNE 22 mphgusts 2579° · Rain 1%Sunny

Mon, 5 PMNE 23 mphgusts 2980° · Rain 3%Mostly Sunny

Mon, 8 PMNE 23 mphgusts 2877° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Mon, 11 PMNE 24 mphgusts 2673° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Tue, 2 AMNNE 23 mphgusts 2472° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Tue, 5 AMNNE 23 mphgusts 2471° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Tue, 8 AMNNE 21 mphgusts 2372° · Rain 2%Mostly Sunny

Tue, 11 AMNE 21 mphgusts 2375° · Rain 2%Sunny

Tue, 2 PMNE 21 mphgusts 2479° · Rain 7%Sunny

Tue, 5 PMNE 23 mphgusts 2880° · Rain 7%Mostly Sunny

Tue, 8 PMNE 23 mphgusts 2877° · Rain 5%Mostly Clear

Tue, 11 PMNE 24 mphgusts 2575° · Rain 5%Mostly Clear

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

Fort De Soto Gulf Pier over the Gulf of Mexico — Photo: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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

Status	Open
Status note	County park page lists Gulf and Bay pier hours of 7 a.m. to sunset; Gulf pier has a food and bait concession. Seawall/sidewalk repairs next to the Gulf Pier are scheduled for construction in spring 2027.
Address	3500 Pinellas Bayway South, Tierra Verde, FL 33715 (park address)
Hours	7 a.m. to sunset, 7 days a week
Parking / fees	Paid: County beach parking fee $6 per day through November 30, 2026 (pay stations, mobile apps, pay-by-text, or annual pass); $3.50/hour capped at $12/day beginning December 1, 2026.
Amenities	Restrooms, Food and bait concession
Fishing license	County states a fishing license is required throughout the park, including fishing piers. Fishing license: who needs one

Last checked Oct 2026 from Pinellas County: Fort De Soto Park

Fish to target here

General habitat guidance; confirm access and regulations before fishing.

Snook Gulf and pass water near the bay mouth suits summer snook presentations along current seams.
Spanish mackerel Gulf-facing access near Egmont channel places small baitfish imitations in coastal migration water.
Florida pompano The Gulf-facing sand and nearby passes suit bottom crustacean baits and short pompano-jig hops.
Flounder Sand near the bay mouth and Egmont channel suits slow minnow presentations near pass water.
Cobia Gulf-facing water near Egmont channel offers a migration corridor to scan with a bucktail ready.
Whiting Gulf-facing sand suits short bottom casts with tiny shrimp pieces for whiting.

Tide chart, next 48 hours

Predictions from NOAA station Mullet Key Channel (Skyway) (8726364). Times are local (EST/EDT). Updated when the site rebuilds.

7-day high/low table

Station: Mullet Key Channel (Skyway) (8726364) · 1.2 km away. Heights in feet above MLLW; station local time (EST/EDT). Predictions are not observed conditions.

Date / time	Tide	Feet
2026-10-26 06:51	Low	-0.482
2026-10-26 13:54	High	1.59
2026-10-26 18:02	Low	1.039
2026-10-27 00:02	High	2.397
2026-10-27 07:38	Low	-0.618
2026-10-27 14:50	High	1.458
2026-10-27 18:21	Low	1.109
2026-10-28 00:33	High	2.526
2026-10-28 08:29	Low	-0.64
2026-10-28 15:51	High	1.31
2026-10-28 18:39	Low	1.136
2026-10-29 01:11	High	2.569
2026-10-29 09:25	Low	-0.556
2026-10-30 01:55	High	2.507
2026-10-30 10:27	Low	-0.394
2026-10-31 02:49	High	2.34
2026-10-31 11:37	Low	-0.198
2026-11-01 03:03	High	2.094
2026-11-01 11:49	Low	-0.004

not present/background (0-1,000)

Red tide (FWC samples, last 8 days)

Nearest sample: Mullet Key; Gulf Pier, Oct 19 2026; not present/background (0-1,000); 0.1 km away. Maximum within 15 km: not present/background (0-1,000) (6 samples).

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

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