CONTACT US: Florida Fish and Wildlife   Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife   Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue SE St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 727-896-8626 MyFWC.com/BoatingGuides Boating_Guides@ MyFWC.com Mote Marine Laboratory Tropical Research Laboratory 24244 Overseas Hwy. Summerland Key, FL 33042 305-745-2729 http://isurus.mote.org/Keys TRL-info@mote.org This project was funded in part by a grant awarded from Mote Marine Laboratory's Protect Our Reefs Grants Program, which is funded by proceeds from the sale of the Protect Our Reefs specialty license plate. Learn more at www.mote.org/4reef. Additional funding for this project was obtained through the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Fund.

Fishing from a pier or fishing bridge is a popular pastime for may landlubbers around the Florida Keys. Some jut only a few feet into the water, while others extend over large passes with fast moving water during the changing of the tides. These piers and bridges offer anglers a chance to fish waters that cannot be reached from shore or wading. Many popular sport fish hang around fishing piers because piers provide structure and food. At night, these fish can be seen cruising around the edges of the pier's shadows. Anglers at many piers catch most of the popular sport fish, as well as some other species like pinfish, shark, catfish, ladyfish, and spadefish. This makes fishing piers a great place to get started in fishing. Below is a list of fishing piers found on the Boating and Angling Guides to the Upper Keys, Middle Keys, and Lower Keys. The number identifying each pier is the same as the identifying number used on the three printed guides and interactive maps found on this Web site. Number. Pier Name, Address, City 1. White Street Fishing Pier, South end of White St., Key West 2. Shark Key Fishing Bridge, US-1, MM 12 3. Park Channel Fishing Bridge, US-1, MM 18.5 4. Bow Channel Fishing Bridge, US-1, MM 20 5. Kemp Channel Fishing Pier, US-1, MM 23.5 6. Niles Channel Fishing Pier - West, US-1, MM 25 7. Niles Channel Fishing Pier - East, US-1, MM 25 8. Pine Channel Fishing Pier - West, US-1, MM 29 9. Pine Channel Fishing Pier - East, US-1, MM 29 10. Spanish Harbor Channel Fishing Pier, US-1, MM 33.5 11. Ohio-Bahia Honda Channel Fishing Bridge, US-1, MM 38.5 12. Missouri-Ohio Channel Fishing Bridge, US-1, MM 39 13. Little Duck-Missouri Channel Fishing Bridge, US-1, MM 39.5 14. Old Seven Mile Bridge - West, US-1, MM 40 15. Sombrero Beach, End of Sombrero Beach Rd., Marathon 16. Toms Harbor Channel Fishing Bridge, US-1, MM 61 17. Toms Harbor Cut Fishing Bridge, US-1, MM 61.5 18. Long Key Viaduct Fishing Bridge, US-1, MM 63.25-MM 65.25 19. Channel Five - West, US-1, MM 71 20. Channel Two Fishing Bridge, US-1, MM 73 Back to Top If you are out snorkeling, diving, fishing, paddling, or boating and see anything that may be unusual or out of the ordinary (including lionfish) in the waters around the Keys , please record the location, date, and time, and contact the Marine Ecosystem Event Response and Assessment (MEERA) project. They can be reached by phone (305-395-8730), e-mail, or online. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about this Web site, please e-mail us at Boating_Guides@MyFWC.com. Would you like to receive notices of changes to this Web site and the Boating and Angling Guides to the Upper, Middle, or Lower Keys? If so, please e-mail us and include SUBSCRIBE-KEYS in the subject line.