Fishing Off the Daytona Beach Pier

You’ll find first-timers, families, and dedicated fisher-folk lining the east end of the pier, rods flicking and fluttering out over the water like a giant centipede’s legs. The more experienced anglers might be working two rods, or more. It’s worth it. The Daytona Beach pier is famous for its fighting fish. There’s snook, bluefish, tarpon, cobia, Spanish mackerel, trout, pompano, kingfish and even sailfish. Depending on the day, you might also find flounder, whiting, black drum, weakfish and sheepshead right under the pier, hungry and hitting.

There’s no fee and no license required, and fishing’s permitted from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from March 16 to Halloween, until 5 p.m. from November 1 to March 15, seven days a week.

But you can sink your teeth into some seafood, or shore food, without baiting a hook.