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Weedon Island Preserve Fishing Pier

Pinellas · pier

Open

7 a.m. to posted closing time (approximately 15 minutes before sunset); closed day after Thanksgiving and December 25.Call ahead

Good for

Target species

Snook Spotted seatrout Redfish

Style

pierflats

Officially listed features

restrooms

From the official source linked below.

General guidance: Pier over shallow grass flats and mangroves; trout and snook feed on bait pushed by the tide.

Wind & weather

Mon, 2 AMNNE 20 mphgusts 2272° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Mon, 5 AMNNE 20 mphgusts 2272° · Rain 0%Mostly Clear

Mon, 8 AMNNE 18 mphgusts 2272° · Rain 1%Sunny

Mon, 11 AMNNE 18 mphgusts 2378° · Rain 0%Sunny

Mon, 2 PMNNE 17 mphgusts 2482° · Rain 1%Sunny

Mon, 5 PMNE 21 mphgusts 2883° · Rain 5%Mostly Sunny

Mon, 8 PMNNE 20 mphgusts 2477° · Rain 1%Partly Cloudy

Mon, 11 PMNNE 18 mphgusts 2173° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Tue, 2 AMNNE 17 mphgusts 1871° · Rain 0%Partly Cloudy

Tue, 5 AMNNE 17 mphgusts 1871° · Rain 0%Mostly Clear

Tue, 8 AMNNE 15 mphgusts 1871° · Rain 1%Mostly Sunny

Tue, 11 AMNE 15 mphgusts 2177° · Rain 1%Sunny

Tue, 2 PMNE 17 mphgusts 2482° · Rain 5%Sunny

Tue, 5 PMENE 21 mphgusts 2883° · Rain 5%Mostly Sunny

Tue, 8 PMNE 18 mphgusts 2378° · Rain 4%Mostly Clear

Tue, 11 PMNE 17 mphgusts 2175° · Rain 4%Mostly Clear

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

Boardwalk at Weedon Island Preserve (not the fishing pier) — Photo: jesseasmith · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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

Status	Open
Status note	County lists the preserve fishing pier as an amenity; north paddling trail posted closed.
Address	1800 Weedon Drive Northeast, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
Hours	7 a.m. to posted closing time (approximately 15 minutes before sunset); closed day after Thanksgiving and December 25.
Parking / fees	Call ahead — Weedon Island Preserve (Pinellas County) · (727) 582-2100 · website
Amenities	Fishing pier, Restrooms, Parking area, Paddling launch, Boardwalks and trails
Fishing license	County states state saltwater fishing regulations apply; commercial fishing prohibited. Fishing license: who needs one

Last checked Oct 2026 from Pinellas County: Weedon Island Preserve

Fish to target here

General habitat guidance; confirm access and regulations before fishing.

Snook The mangrove and flats setting lets shore anglers work the boundary between snook cover and feeding water.
Redfish Pier over shallow grass flats and mangroves; trout and snook feed on bait pushed by the tide.
Spotted seatrout The flats beside mangrove habitat provide a place to drift a cork across trout feeding water.

Tide chart, next 48 hours

Predictions from NOAA station Old Port Tampa (8726607). Times are local (EST/EDT). Updated when the site rebuilds.

7-day high/low table

Station: Old Port Tampa (8726607) · 5.2 km away. Heights in feet above MLLW; station local time (EST/EDT). Predictions are not observed conditions.

Date / time	Tide	Feet
2026-10-26 02:09	High	2.929
2026-10-26 09:35	Low	-0.031
2026-10-26 16:27	High	2.17
2026-10-26 20:46	Low	1.578
2026-10-27 02:34	High	3.118
2026-10-27 10:23	Low	-0.179
2026-10-27 17:36	High	2.015
2026-10-27 21:09	Low	1.71
2026-10-28 03:06	High	3.238
2026-10-28 11:15	Low	-0.24
2026-10-28 18:57	High	1.887
2026-10-28 21:31	Low	1.783
2026-10-29 03:45	High	3.256
2026-10-29 12:13	Low	-0.211
2026-10-30 04:32	High	3.159
2026-10-30 13:21	Low	-0.114
2026-10-31 05:30	High	2.957
2026-10-31 14:37	Low	0.011
2026-11-01 05:45	High	2.688
2026-11-01 14:51	Low	0.136
2026-11-01 22:35	High	1.865

not present/background (0-1,000)

Red tide (FWC samples, last 8 days)

Nearest sample: North Shore Park Beach (Middle Tampa Bay), Oct 21 2026; not present/background (0-1,000); 7.4 km away. Maximum within 15 km: not present/background (0-1,000) (5 samples).

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

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