Fun Fishing At The Fort Desoto Piers

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By Gary Sermon

Fort Desoto Park, located in Saint Pete Florida has been known as one of the best parks there are in the United States. I will be going over the fishing that can be done there, by either boat or casting a line off of one of the fishing piers that are there.

If you have a boat you will find no trouble in finding a ramp to launch it from. They are scattered all throughout the park, and once you are in the water there are many spots that you can anchor away can catch some fish at.

If you do not have a boat there are several other options you can take to catch some fish at the park. For instance there are two fishing piers that are there, and they are open all day and all night. The names of the piers are the Gulf Fishing Pier and the Bay pier.

The Gulf Pier is my favorite pier to fish during the day, and I think a lot of people can agree with me because it is always packed with fishermen from the start to the end of the pier. If you are there during the day you will be able to purchase live bait and fishing tackle from the bait and tackle shop that is there.

When you first walk onto the Gulf Fishing Pier there is a sign showing you all of the commonly caught saltwater fish you can catch off of the pier. Some of these will include mackerel, small sharks, rays, grouper, pinfish, sheepshead, bonnetheads, and of course snapper fish.

During the day the Bay Pier is used for tour boats often, although you can still fish from the pier if you wish, and plenty of people do. The Bay pier is a little smaller than the Gulf Pier, but in my opinion will offer just as much fish as the Gulf Pier does.

I will usually start fishing at the Gulf Pier if it is during the day and then head over to the Bay Pier at night, as I have had more luck fishing there at night time. You can expect to catch the dame type of fish as you would at the Gulf Pier. The Bay Pier also has a bait shop that is open during the daytime.

The fishing piers are located at the southernmost part of the island, and they are open to fishermen 365 days a year, all day and all night. At night they are well illuminated which helps you cast and make rigs, and also will attract schools of fish to the bright spots in the water.

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