8 piers and shore spots on public waters near Miami — no boat needed.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Miami; below are the 8 closest, grouped by water.
Biscayne Bay
Recorded in Biscayne Bay: Common Snook, Spotted Seatrout, Red Drum, and Tarpon.
Surveyed depths in Biscayne Bay reach 57 ft.
- 1Rickenbacker Causeway Fishing Piers (East Pier): pier on Biscayne Bay, ≈ 2.1 mi from downtown.
- 2Bill Bags Cape Florida State Park: pier on Biscayne Bay, ≈ 7.7 mi from downtown.
- 3North Bayshore William Lehman Park: pier on Biscayne Bay, ≈ 8.4 mi from downtown.
- 4Captain Planet Charters LLC: shore access on Biscayne Bay, ≈ 8.9 mi from downtown.
- 5Ingram Park: pier on Biscayne Bay, ≈ 9.4 mi from downtown.
- 6Oleta River State Park: pier on Biscayne Bay, ≈ 9.9 mi from downtown.
- 7Haulover Pier: pier on Biscayne Bay, ≈ 10.2 mi from downtown.
Lake Osborne
Recorded in Lake Osborne: Spotted Sunfish, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, and Redear.
Surveyed depths in Lake Osborne reach 25 ft.
- 8John Prince Park, South - Playground: pier on Lake Osborne, ≈ 57.7 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
Common Snook and Florida Pompano bite well.
BrackishGoodCommon Snook
Centropomus undecimalis
Centropomidae
48 in50 lb15 yr57 watersGame fish
SaltwaterGoodFlorida Pompano
Trachinotus carolinus
Carangidae
24 in6 lb4 yr59 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowGray Snapper
Lutjanus griseus
Lutjanidae
36 in20 lb10 yr55 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowPermit
Trachinotus falcatus
Carangidae
36 in75 lb10 yr10 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowRed Drum
Sciaenops ocellatus
Sciaenidae
50 in90 lb60 yr57 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowSheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus
Sparidae
36 in20 lb9 yr64 watersGame fish










