There are lots of things that you can do at Fort Desoto Park, which is located in Saint Petersburg Florida, but the primary thing I will be talking about is the fishing that can be done there.
There are several boat ramps throughout the park, so if you want to launch a boat and do some snook fishing by some mangroves you can do that easily. There are also many little islands around the park that are lurking with many species of saltwater fish to be caught.
For those of you that do not have access to a boat there is still great fishing that can be done at the park. Two of my favorite spots to fish are the Fort Desoto fishing piers, which are open all year, both day and night, and you can walk away with a cooler full of fish on a good day.
The first pier that I usually go to is called the Gulf Pier, and it seems to be more populated with fishermen then the Bay pier is. The Gulf Pier is roughly a quarter mile long, and they also have a bait and tackle shop right before the pier that is open during the day.
During the day the waters around the Gulf Pier are usually populated with porpoises, which means that bait fish are running. But if you are fishing there some of the fish you can expect to catch are sharks, snook, snapper, grouper, sheepshead, and many other species of saltwater 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.
The Bay Pier also has a bait and tackle shop that is just a little bit smaller than the Gulfs shop. If the bait shop is closed and you are there to do some night fishing there is a vending machine there for bait, you can get bait like frozen squid from it which is pretty cool.
Both piers are well lit up at night so you can see what you are doing. The lights also aid in attracting fish, especially by the Bay Pier at night time. The piers are less than a mile apart, and are located at the most south part of Fort Desoto Park.
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