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Fort De Soto Park (Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay public corridor)

Tampa Bay / Pinellas · Florida · the full record

Your trip

Kept on this device only. Nothing about your trip is sent anywhere.

Reading official sources…

Cannot tell

Cannot tell

Decided by: Closure check. Poor if any factor is poor. Otherwise cannot establish if access, launch or the closure check cannot be established, or if the trip needs a current reading that cannot be had. Otherwise conditional if any factor is conditional or unknown. Otherwise good.

  • Closure check

    Cannot tell

    The closure scan has not been read yet.

    Missing: The live read

  • Current official data

    Cannot tell

    The official readings have not been read yet.

    Missing: The live read

  • Weather and water exposure

    Cannot tell

    The trip depends on weather or tide that cannot be read here.

    Missing: The live read

    How this works on the water

  • Regulations

    Fits with checks

    The rules have particular parts here; read them on the agency's page before you go.

    2 dated harvest closures on record

    Missing: Today's rules, read on the agency page

  • Logistics

    Fits with checks

    Permits, hours or parking limits are noted.

    permit

  • Checks on the day

    Fits with checks

    5 checks have to be done on the day.

    Confirm Fort De Soto open status, fees, and pier/ramp conditions before travel. · Check current FWC saltwater regulations for target species and any seasonal closures. · Review NWS Tampa Bay marine products, tide tables, and tropical outlook. · Confirm FWC regional boundary assignment for Fort De Soto / Pinellas on the official snook page before relying on the May–August closed window. · Same-day FWC check still required; in-season variation orders can change.

  • Access certainty

    Fits

    3 named public sites on the official page.

    Gulf Pier (~1,000 ft) and Bay Pier (~500 ft) — county park fishing piers with bait/concessions · Fort De Soto boat ramp near park entrance and Soldiers Hole kayak/hand-launch access · Shore and channel fishing within park boundaries (select named park shoreline only)

  • Access for a shore trip

    Fits

    Named shore or pier access is on the official page.

    Gulf Pier (~1,000 ft) and Bay Pier (~500 ft) — county park fishing piers with bait/concessions · Shore and channel fishing within park boundaries (select named park shoreline only) · Gulf Pier (~1,000 ft) and Bay Pier (~500 ft) — county park fishing piers with bait/concessions

  • Daylight and return

    Fits

    No times set; the sun times are printed.

    sunset 17:42 at the water · civil dusk 18:07 at the water

    How this works on the water

  • Documented hazards

    Fits

    No standing hazard is documented beyond wind and tide.

The check, in order

Record this check to see what changes next time.

  1. Closure languageCannot tell

    Not read yet.

    Official page
  2. Official observationsCannot tell

    Not read yet.

  3. WeatherCannot tell

    Not read yet.

  4. TideCannot tell

    No tide predictions are read for this water.

    NOAA tides
  5. RegulationsCheck

    Read today's rules on the agency page. 2 dated harvest closures on record.

    Regulations
  6. The site for this tripCheck

    Named shore or pier access is on the official page. Gulf Pier (~1,000 ft) and Bay Pier (~500 ft) — county park fishing piers with bait/concessions; Shore and channel fishing within park boundaries (select named park shoreline only); Gulf Pier (~1,000 ft) and Bay Pier (~500 ft) — county park fishing piers with bait/concessions.

    Official page
  7. On the dayCheck

    Confirm Fort De Soto open status, fees, and pier/ramp conditions before travel.

    Official page
  8. On the dayCheck

    Check current FWC saltwater regulations for target species and any seasonal closures.

    Official page
  9. On the dayCheck

    Review NWS Tampa Bay marine products, tide tables, and tropical outlook.

    Official page
  10. On the dayCheck

    Confirm FWC regional boundary assignment for Fort De Soto / Pinellas on the official snook page before relying on the May–August closed window.

    Official page
  11. On the dayCheck

    Same-day FWC check still required; in-season variation orders can change.

    Official page
  12. Official accessEstablished

    3 named sites as of the page read on 2026-09-04. Confirm the one you use is open today.

    Official page
  13. Record freshnessEstablished

    The official page was last read automatically on 2026-09-04.

    Official page
  14. Daylight and returnEstablished

    No times set; the sun times are printed. sunset 17:42 at the water · civil dusk 18:07 at the water.

Hypothetical · you set this

What changes if…

These change a copy of the evidence, never a reading. Nothing here is a forecast.