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Public fishing piers across Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey with local tips, gear checklists, and beginner-friendly detail.

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DEWilmington

7th Street Fishing Pier

A rebuilt urban fishing pier at Babiarz Park near downtown Wilmington.

Common catches: White Perch, Channel Catfish, Striped Bass

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DEBear

C&D Canal Wildlife Area Fishing Pier

A walk-up public pier on Delaware's tidal commercial canal.

Common catches: Channel Catfish, Striped Bass, White Perch, Croaker

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DETownsend

Collins Beach Fishing Pier

A remote public fishing and crabbing pier in Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area.

Common catches: Spot, Croaker, Striped Bass, Bluefish

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DESmyrna

Woodland Beach Fishing Pier

A quiet bayside pier with simple tidal-water access east of Smyrna.

Common catches: White Perch, Spot, Croaker, Striped Bass

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DELittle Creek

Port Mahon Fishing Pier

A remote elevated pier near the mouth of the Mahon River.

Common catches: White Perch, Croaker, Spot, Striped Bass

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DEDover

Lebanon Landing Fishing Pier

A compact tidal-river fishing pier beside a public launch.

Common catches: White Perch, Channel Catfish, Striped Bass, Blue Catfish

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DEDover

Scotton Landing Fishing Pier

A rebuilt public fishing access with parking and tidal-river reach.

Common catches: White Perch, Channel Catfish, Striped Bass, Blue Catfish

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DEMilford

Front Street Milford Fishing Pier

An accessible downtown public pier on the tidal Mispillion River.

Common catches: White Perch, Channel Catfish, Striped Bass, Common Carp

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DEMillsboro

Masseys Landing Fishing Pier

A public pier over productive tidal water between Delaware's inland bays.

Common catches: Summer Flounder, Spot, Croaker, Bluefish

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DEMillsboro

Rosedale Beach Fishing Pier

A small neighborhood fishing and crabbing pier on Indian River.

Common catches: White Perch, Croaker, Summer Flounder, Blue Crab

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DELaurel

Records Pond Tidal Fishing Pier

A reopened fixed timber pier below the Records Pond dam.

Common catches: White Perch, Channel Catfish, Striped Bass, Blue Catfish

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DELittle Creek

Little Creek Fishing Pier

An 80-foot aluminum fishing and crabbing pier on tidal Little River.

Common catches: White Perch, Croaker, Channel Catfish, Blue Crab

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DEMillsboro

Piney Point Fishing Pier

A quiet walk-in public pier reached by a gravel path.

Common catches: White Perch, Spot, Croaker, Blue Crab

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DELewes

Cape Henlopen Fishing Pier

A landmark state park pier with extensive Delaware Bay access.

Common catches: Spot, Croaker, Summer Flounder, Bluefish

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DEDagsboro

Holts Landing Fishing Pier

An accessible 220-foot state park fishing and crabbing pier.

Common catches: Spot, Croaker, Summer Flounder, Blue Crab

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DEDover

Logan Lane Pond Fishing Pier

A specialized accessible freshwater pier for anglers with disabilities.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Channel Catfish

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DEGreenwood

Newton Pond Fishing Piers

Two modern accessible 120-foot freshwater fishing piers.

Common catches: Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie

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DELaurel

Records Pond Freshwater Fishing Pier

A redecked fixed timber pier above the Records Pond dam.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel

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DESmyrna

Garrisons Lake North Fishing Pier

A freshwater aluminum pier at the north end of Garrisons Lake.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish

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DEBear

Lums Pond State Park Fishing Pier

A fully accessible freshwater pier in Delaware's largest pond park.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel

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DESeaford

River View Park Fishing Pier

Seaford's open municipal pier beside the public boat-ramp area.

Common catches: White Perch, Channel Catfish, Striped Bass, American Eel

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MDAnnapolis

Sandy Point State Park Fishing/Crabbing Pier

A 24-hour-access state park pier on the upper Chesapeake Bay.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Blue Catfish, Spot

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MDScotland

Point Lookout State Park Fishing Pier

A roughly 700-foot pier at the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay confluence.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Red Drum, Croaker

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MDOcean City

Oceanic Fishing Pier

A public pay pier with tackle rentals and seasonal night access.

Common catches: Summer Flounder, Bluefish, Striped Bass, Tautog

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MDNorth Beach

North Beach Fishing Pier

A town-operated Chesapeake Bay pier with public fishing passes.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Spot, Croaker

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MDLusby

Flag Ponds Nature Park Fishing & Crabbing Pier

A 115-foot T-head pier inside a county nature park.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Spot, Blue Crab

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MDNorth East

Elk Neck State Park Fishing Pier

A 150-foot state park pier at Rogues Harbor.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish

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MDCrisfield

Janes Island State Park Fishing Dock

A designated public fishing dock in remote Janes Island State Park.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Croaker, White Perch, Blue Crab

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MDMarbury

Smallwood State Park Fishing Pier

An accessible pier on a productive Potomac River tributary.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, Northern Snakehead, Striped Bass

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MDHavre de Grace

Millard E. Tydings Memorial Park Fishing Pier

A license-free pier where the Susquehanna meets the upper bay.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Channel Catfish, American Shad

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MDHavre de Grace

Hutchins Park Fishing Pier

A license-free municipal pier with waterfront park amenities.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Channel Catfish, American Shad

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MDPerryville

Perryville Community Park Fishing Pier

A 70-foot municipal pier with a T-head in a community park.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Channel Catfish, American Shad

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MDNorth East

North East Community Park Fishing Pier

A license-free waterfront pier at the mouth of North East Creek.

Common catches: White Perch, Striped Bass, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass

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MDCharlestown

Charlestown Town Stone Wharf

A historic license-free public wharf where fishing is permitted.

Common catches: White Perch, Striped Bass, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish

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MDBaltimore

Canton Recreational Fishing Pier

A free license-free urban pier at Canton Waterfront Park.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Blue Catfish, Spot

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MDEdgewood

Flying Point Park Fishing Pier

A 120-foot county park pier with an L-head extension.

Common catches: White Perch, Striped Bass, Channel Catfish, Northern Snakehead

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MDDenton

Martinak State Park Fishing Pier

An accessible state park pier on the tidal Choptank River.

Common catches: White Perch, Channel Catfish, Striped Bass, Black Crappie

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MDCrisfield

Crisfield City Dock Fishing Pier

A license-free public waterfront pier at West Main Street.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Croaker, Spot, Blue Crab

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MDSharptown

Sharptown Town Dock Fishing Pier

A small license-free public town dock on the Nanticoke.

Common catches: Channel Catfish, White Perch, Striped Bass, Blue Catfish

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MDPocomoke City

Pocomoke City Municipal Docks Fishing Piers

Two license-free 80-foot municipal fishing piers.

Common catches: White Perch, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Snakehead

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MDIronsides

Friendship Landing County Fishing Pier

A license-free county pier on a quiet Potomac tributary.

Common catches: Blue Catfish, White Perch, Striped Bass, Largemouth Bass

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MDFlintstone

Rocky Gap State Park Fishing Pier

An accessible freshwater pier on a western Maryland mountain lake.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Bluegill, Channel Catfish

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MDMcHenry

Deep Creek Lake State Park Fishing Pier

An accessible pier on Maryland's largest lake.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie

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MDThurmont

Cunningham Falls State Park Fishing Pier

An accessible freshwater pier in the William Houck Area.

Common catches: Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie

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MDOakland

Herrington Manor State Park Fishing Pier

A quiet accessible pier on a 53-acre mountain lake.

Common catches: Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel

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MDBerlin

Assateague State Park Bayside Fishing Pier

A modest bayside public fishing pier at Maryland's ocean state park.

Common catches: Summer Flounder, Croaker, Spot, White Perch

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MDOcean City

Ocean City Fishing Pier

A separate public pay pier extending from the Ocean City boardwalk.

Common catches: Kingfish, Summer Flounder, Bluefish, Striped Bass

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MDStevensville

Matapeake Fishing Pier

A 650-foot lighted county pier open around the clock year-round.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Bluefish, Spot

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MDPasadena

Downs Park Fishing Pier

A roughly 290-foot county park pier with a T-head.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish

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MDPasadena

Fort Smallwood Park Fishing Pier

A 380-foot county park fishing pier at the upper bay.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Croaker, Spot

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MDAnnapolis

Jonas Green Park Fishing Pier

An accessible 288-foot public pier open 24 hours for active fishing.

Common catches: White Perch, Spot, Striped Bass, Bluefish

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MDEssex

Rocky Point Park Fishing Pier

A county park pier with broad upper-bay fishing access.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Croaker, Bluefish

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MDDundalk

Chesterwood Park Fishing Pier

A free county pier with a T-head on Bullneck Creek.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Channel Catfish, Spot

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MDEssex

Cox's Point Park Fishing Pier

A free purpose-built county fishing pier open year-round.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish

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MDDundalk

Fleming Park Fishing Pier

A rebuilt 400-foot accessible public pier in Turner Station.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Channel Catfish, Bluefish

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MDFort Howard

Fort Howard Park Fishing Pier

A free county park pier open from dawn to dusk.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Croaker, Spot

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MDDundalk

Merritt Point Park Fishing Pier

A free county fishing pier with a T-head in Dundalk.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Spot, Blue Crab

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MDChesapeake Beach

Chesapeake Beach Town Pier

The public town pier adjacent to, but distinct from, the private resort marina.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Spot, Spotted Seatrout, Bluefish

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MDBerlin

Assateague Island National Seashore Bayside Fishing Pier

A federal public bayside pier distinct from the Maryland state park pier.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Summer Flounder, Bluefish, Red Drum

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NJVentnor City

Ventnor City Fishing Pier

New Jersey's longest ocean fishing pier with public passes.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Summer Flounder, Kingfish

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NJKeyport

Keyport Fishing Pier

A free public pier within Keyport Waterfront Park.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Summer Flounder, Weakfish

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NJJersey City

Liberty State Park Fishing Pier

A major urban state park pier with New York Harbor views.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Tautog, Blue Crab

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NJCarteret

Carteret Waterfront Park Fishing Pier

A free 24-hour public fishing pier at Carteret Waterfront Park.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Weakfish, Summer Flounder

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NJPerth Amboy

High Street Municipal Fishing Pier

A free 24-hour municipal pier near the Arthur Kill confluence.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Summer Flounder, Weakfish

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NJPerth Amboy

Brighton Municipal Fishing Pier

A free pier in Perth Amboy's historic waterfront district.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Summer Flounder, Weakfish

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NJBayville

John C. Bartlett Jr. County Park Fishing Pier

A free 100-foot T-pier in an Ocean County park.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Summer Flounder, Weakfish

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NJLanding

Hopatcong State Park Fishing Pier

An accessible state park pier on New Jersey's largest lake.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie

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NJClinton

Spruce Run Recreation Area Fishing Pier

A designated public fishing pier on a large freshwater reservoir.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Black Crappie, Channel Catfish

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NJSwartswood

Swartswood State Park Fishing Pier

A designated state park pier on a natural glacial lake.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Yellow Perch, Bluegill

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NJSomers Point

Somers Point Municipal Fishing Pier

A free purpose-built municipal pier beside William Morrow Beach.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Summer Flounder, Bluefish, Weakfish

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NJAvalon

Avalon 33rd Street Fishing Pier

A free family-friendly bayfront public fishing pier.

Common catches: Summer Flounder, Black Sea Bass, Weakfish, Bluefish

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NJWildwood Crest

Crest Pier

A historic borough-owned ocean pier undergoing a major extension.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Summer Flounder, Black Sea Bass

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NJNorth Wildwood

Grassy Sound Fishing Pier

A rebuilt free 24-hour accessible public fishing pier.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Summer Flounder, Blue Crab, Weakfish

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NJSea Isle City

Sea Isle City 59th Street Fishing Pier

A free public bayfront fishing pier near Dealy Field.

Common catches: Summer Flounder, Weakfish, Bluefish, Blue Crab

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NJPort Monmouth

Bayshore Waterfront Park Fishing Pier

A free accessible 495-foot county park fishing pier.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Summer Flounder, Weakfish, Bluefish

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NJLavallette

Lavallette Magee Avenue T-Dock

One of two free borough fishing and crabbing T-docks.

Common catches: Summer Flounder, Weakfish, Bluefish, Blue Crab

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NJLavallette

Lavallette Reese Avenue T-Dock

The second of Lavallette's free public fishing and crabbing T-docks.

Common catches: Summer Flounder, Weakfish, Bluefish, Blue Crab

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NJBrick

Mantoloking Bridge County Park Fishing Pier

A free 24-hour accessible county fishing pier.

Common catches: Summer Flounder, Weakfish, Blue Crab, Tautog

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NJBarnegat

Barnegat Township Municipal Fishing Pier

A seasonal public municipal pier available with a modest permit fee.

Common catches: Tautog, Black Sea Bass, Striped Bass, Blue Crab

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NJShip Bottom

Ship Bottom Waterfront Park Fishing Pier

A free borough fishing and crabbing pier at Waterfront Park.

Common catches: Summer Flounder, Weakfish, Blue Crab, Bluefish

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NJTuckerton

South Green Street Park Fishing Pier

A free 60-foot borough fishing pier at South Green Street Park.

Common catches: Tautog, Black Sea Bass, Summer Flounder, Bluefish

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NJSeaside Heights

Seaside Heights Bayfront Fishing Pier

A free municipal bayfront fishing dock with around-the-clock access.

Common catches: Summer Flounder, Bluefish, Striped Bass, Blue Crab

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NJPoint Pleasant Beach

Point Pleasant Beach Municipal Fishing Pier

A public riverfront fishing pier at Maxson Avenue.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Summer Flounder, Tautog

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PAErie

Presque Isle State Park – East Pier

A landmark Lake Erie pier in Presque Isle State Park offering some of Pennsylvania's best freshwater pier fishing for walleye, perch, and steelhead.

Common catches: Walleye, Yellow Perch, Smallmouth Bass, Steelhead, Lake Trout, Coho Salmon

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PALinesville

Pymatuning State Park Fishing Pier

A popular state park pier on massive Pymatuning Reservoir in western Pennsylvania, known for walleye, muskie, and the famous bread-tossing carp congregation nearby.

Common catches: Walleye, Yellow Perch, Muskie, Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish

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PAPenn Run

Yellow Creek State Park Fishing Pier

A peaceful western PA state park pier on Yellow Creek Lake offering bass, walleye, and stocked trout fishing.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Bluegill

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PADerry

Keystone State Park Fishing Pier

A quiet western PA state park pier on Keystone Lake offering bass, bluegill, catfish, and stocked trout in Westmoreland County.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout

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PAFord City

Crooked Creek Lake Fishing Pier

A US Army Corps of Engineers fishing pier on Crooked Creek Lake in Armstrong County offering bass, walleye, and catfish.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Bluegill, Channel Catfish

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PAHesston

Raystown Lake Seven Points Fishing Pier

A premier Army Corps pier on 8,300-acre Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania's largest lake, famous for trophy striped bass and muskie.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Muskie

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PASchellsburg

Shawnee State Park Fishing Pier

A scenic south-central PA state park pier on 451-acre Shawnee Lake offering bass, bluegill, catfish, and stocked trout in Bedford County.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout

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PAPatton

Prince Gallitzin State Park Fishing Pier

A central PA state park pier on 1,635-acre Glendale Lake in Cambria County, offering excellent muskie, walleye, and bass fishing.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Muskie, Bluegill

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PAHoward

Bald Eagle State Park Fishing Pier

A central PA state park pier on 1,730-acre Foster Joseph Sayers Lake offering walleye, muskie, smallmouth bass, and yellow perch.

Common catches: Walleye, Muskie, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch

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PACoburn

Poe Valley State Park Fishing Pier

A remote central PA state park pier on Poe Valley Lake deep in Bald Eagle State Forest, offering a quiet setting for bass, trout, and chain pickerel.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Chain Pickerel

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PADalton

Lackawanna State Park Fishing Pier

A northeastern PA state park pier on Lackawanna Lake offering trout, bass, crappie, and bluegill in a popular park near Scranton.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Bluegill, Black Crappie

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PAGreentown

Promised Land State Park Fishing Pier

A Pocono Mountains state park pier on 422-acre Promised Land Lake offering trout, bass, and chain pickerel in a beautiful glacial lake setting.

Common catches: Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel

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PAGouldsboro

Gouldsboro State Park Fishing Pier

A Pocono Mountains state park pier on serene Gouldsboro Lake offering stocked trout, bass, and crappie in a quiet setting.

Common catches: Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie

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PATobyhanna

Tobyhanna State Park Fishing Pier

A Pocono Mountains pier on 170-acre Tobyhanna Lake offering rainbow trout, bass, and chain pickerel in Monroe County's scenic highlands.

Common catches: Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Bluegill

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PALehighton

Beltzville State Park Fishing Pier

A Carbon County state park pier on 949-acre Beltzville Lake offering walleye, muskie, and rainbow trout near the Poconos.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Muskie

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PAWhite Haven

Francis E. Walter Dam Fishing Pier

A US Army Corps pier at the Francis E. Walter Reservoir in Luzerne County offering walleye, bass, chain pickerel, and stocked trout.

Common catches: Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Rainbow Trout

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PAQuakertown

Nockamixon State Park Fishing Pier

A Bucks County state park pier on 1,450-acre Lake Nockamixon, one of southeastern PA's premier muskie and walleye lakes.

Common catches: Muskie, Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill

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PAEagle

Marsh Creek State Park Fishing Pier

A Chester County state park pier on 535-acre Marsh Creek Lake offering muskie, bass, and stocked trout close to the Philadelphia suburbs.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Muskie, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout

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PACollegeville

Evansburg State Park Fishing Area

A Montgomery County state park stream fishing area on Skippack Creek offering smallmouth bass and wild and stocked trout along a scenic creek corridor.

Common catches: Smallmouth Bass, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

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PABensalem

Neshaminy State Park Fishing Pier

A Bucks County state park pier on the Delaware River offering striped bass, shad, white perch, and channel catfish near Philadelphia.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Channel Catfish, American Shad

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PAHanover

Codorus State Park Fishing Pier

A York County state park pier on 1,275-acre Lake Marburg, one of south-central PA's best muskie and walleye lakes.

Common catches: Muskie, Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill

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PAYork

Lake Redman – William Kain Park Fishing Pier

A York County park pier on 290-acre Lake Redman in William Kain Park offering bass, bluegill, catfish, and stocked trout close to the city of York.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout

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VAHampton

Virginia Beach Fishing Pier (Buckroe Beach)

A classic Chesapeake Bay pier at Buckroe Beach in Hampton offering flounder, spot, croaker, and striped bass with easy public access.

Common catches: Flounder, Spot, Croaker, Striped Bass

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VAVirginia Beach

Virginia Beach Fishing Pier (14th Street)

An iconic oceanfront pier in the heart of Virginia Beach offering kingfish, bluefish, flounder, and pompano along the Atlantic coast.

Common catches: Kingfish, Bluefish, Flounder, Pompano

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VAVirginia Beach

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Fishing Piers

Four unique fishing piers built on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel islands, offering world-class access to striped bass, flounder, tautog, and cobia at the bay mouth.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Flounder, Tautog, Cobia

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VAVirginia Beach

First Landing State Park Fishing Pier

A state park pier in First Landing State Park on the Chesapeake Bay shore in Virginia Beach, offering flounder, spot, croaker, and striped bass in a natural setting.

Common catches: Flounder, Spot, Croaker, Striped Bass

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VAHampton

Grandview Nature Preserve Fishing Pier

A public fishing pier at Grandview Nature Preserve in Hampton offering flounder, spot, croaker, and blue crab in a protected natural beach setting.

Common catches: Flounder, Spot, Croaker, Blue Crab

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VAChincoteague

Chincoteague Island Public Fishing Pier

A public pier on Chincoteague Island in the coastal bays behind Assateague Island offering flounder, striped bass, spot, and blue crab.

Common catches: Flounder, Striped Bass, Spot, Blue Crab

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VADeltaville

Morningstar Marinas Fishing Pier

A mid-bay pier at Deltaville on the Piankatank River offering striped bass, bluefish, spot, and croaker on the Middle Chesapeake Bay.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Spot, Croaker

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VAMontross

Westmoreland State Park Fishing Pier

A state park pier on the wide lower Potomac River in Westmoreland State Park offering striped bass, white perch, and channel catfish in a scenic cliffside park.

Common catches: Striped Bass, White Perch, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish

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VADublin

Claytor Lake State Park Fishing Pier

A scenic state park pier on 4,500-acre Claytor Lake on the New River in southwest Virginia, offering smallmouth bass, walleye, muskie, and bluegill.

Common catches: Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Muskie, Bluegill

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VAHuddleston

Smith Mountain Lake State Park Fishing Pier

A beautiful state park pier on Smith Mountain Lake, a premier trophy striped bass fishery in Virginia's Blue Ridge foothills.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Bluegill

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VAStuart

Fairy Stone State Park Fishing Pier

A secluded freshwater pier at Fairy Stone State Park on Philpott Reservoir in the southern Virginia Piedmont, known for bass, bluegill, catfish, and stocked trout.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout

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VAClarksville

Occoneechee State Park Fishing Pier

A state park pier on the Virginia side of Kerr Reservoir (Buggs Island Lake), one of the South's premier striped bass and walleye fisheries.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie

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VAChesterfield

Pocahontas State Park Fishing Pier

A fishing pier on Swift Creek Lake at Pocahontas State Park near Richmond, the largest state park in Virginia, offering bass, bluegill, catfish, and crappie.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Black Crappie

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VASpotsylvania

Lake Anna State Park Fishing Pier

A state park pier on 13,000-acre Lake Anna, a warm-water reservoir famous for trophy striped bass just 70 miles south of Washington, DC.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Largemouth Bass, Catfish, Bluegill

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VABreaks

Breaks Interstate Park Fishing Pier

A fishing pier at Breaks Interstate Park, the 'Grand Canyon of the South,' on the Virginia-Kentucky border offering bass, bluegill, trout, and catfish.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Rainbow Trout, Channel Catfish

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NYBabylon

Robert Moses State Park Fishing Pier

A popular ocean and bay pier at Robert Moses State Park on Fire Island's western tip, offering striped bass, bluefish, summer flounder, and weakfish.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Summer Flounder, Weakfish

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NYBabylon

Captree State Park Fishing Pier

A Great South Bay pier at Captree State Park with a full marina, offering striped bass, summer flounder, bluefish, and porgies at the mouth of Fire Island Inlet.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Summer Flounder, Bluefish, Porgies

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NYWantagh

Jones Beach State Park Fishing Pier

A renowned oceanfront pier at Jones Beach State Park — one of the largest state parks in New York — offering striped bass, bluefish, kingfish, and summer flounder.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Kingfish, Summer Flounder

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NYKings Park

Sunken Meadow State Park Fishing Pier

A Long Island Sound pier at Sunken Meadow State Park on the north shore, offering striped bass, bluefish, weakfish, and porgies in the sheltered Sound.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Weakfish, Porgies

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NYEast Islip

Heckscher State Park Fishing Pier

A Great South Bay pier at Heckscher State Park on Long Island's South Shore, offering striped bass, summer flounder, bluefish, and weakfish.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Summer Flounder, Bluefish, Weakfish

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NYPort Ewen

Hudson River Fishing Pier (Esopus Meadows)

A Hudson River public fishing pier near Port Ewen in Ulster County offering striped bass, American shad, channel catfish, and largemouth bass in the scenic Mid-Hudson Valley.

Common catches: Striped Bass, American Shad, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass

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NYHampton Bays

Shinnecock Canal Fishing Pier

A productive tidal canal pier at Shinnecock Canal in Hampton Bays connecting Shinnecock Bay to the Atlantic, famous for striped bass, bluefish, fluke, and porgies.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Fluke, Porgies

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NYStony Point

Harriman State Park – Lake Welch Fishing Pier

A freshwater pier on Lake Welch in Harriman State Park, one of the largest state parks in the Northeast, offering largemouth bass, bluegill, chain pickerel, and black crappie.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel, Black Crappie

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NYAncram

Lake Taghkanic State Park Fishing Pier

A serene freshwater pier on Lake Taghkanic in Columbia County, offering largemouth bass, rainbow trout, bluegill, and chain pickerel in a scenic Hudson Valley park.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel

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NYChenango Forks

Chenango Valley State Park Fishing Pier

A peaceful upstate New York pier on the glacial lakes of Chenango Valley State Park near Binghamton, offering bass, stocked trout, bluegill, and chain pickerel.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel

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NYWatkins Glen

Watkins Glen State Park / Seneca Lake Fishing Pier

A Finger Lakes pier at the south end of Seneca Lake near Watkins Glen State Park, offering lake trout, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, and yellow perch in deep glacier-carved waters.

Common catches: Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch

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NYPulaski

Selkirk Shores State Park Fishing Pier

A Lake Ontario pier at Selkirk Shores State Park near Pulaski, a world-famous salmon fishing destination, offering Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, steelhead, and brown trout.

Common catches: Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Steelhead, Brown Trout

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NYSackets Harbor

Westcott Beach State Park Fishing Pier

A Lake Ontario pier at Westcott Beach State Park near Sackets Harbor offering smallmouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, and northern pike in the eastern Great Lake.

Common catches: Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Northern Pike

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NYBrocton

Lake Erie State Park Fishing Pier

A Lake Erie pier at Lake Erie State Park in Chautauqua County offering walleye, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, and steelhead on New York's westernmost Great Lake shoreline.

Common catches: Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Steelhead

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NYSaratoga Springs

Saratoga Lake Fishing Pier (Fish Creek)

A public pier on Saratoga Lake at Fish Creek in the historic Saratoga Springs area, offering largemouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, and chain pickerel.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel

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CTMadison

Hammonasset Beach State Park Fishing Pier

Connecticut's largest shoreline park pier on the Long Island Sound in Madison, offering striped bass, bluefish, summer flounder, and tautog with miles of beach access.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Summer Flounder, Tautog

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CTEast Lyme

Rocky Neck State Park Fishing Pier

A scenic Sound pier at Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme offering striped bass, bluefish, tautog, and summer flounder in a wooded coastal park.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Tautog, Summer Flounder

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CTWaterford

Harkness Memorial State Park Fishing Pier

An elegant Sound pier at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, featuring the historic Eolia mansion estate and offering striped bass, bluefish, tautog, and fluke.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Tautog, Fluke

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CTGroton

Bluff Point State Park Fishing Pier

A natural area pier at Bluff Point State Park in Groton, Connecticut's last remaining significant coastal wilderness, offering striped bass, bluefish, tautog, and scup.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Tautog, Scup

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CTMadison

Meigs Point Nature Center Pier (Hammonasset)

A nature center pier at the Meigs Point area of Hammonasset Beach State Park, offering striped bass, bluefish, tautog, and weakfish near the park's eastern rocky point.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Tautog, Weakfish

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CTTorrington

Burr Pond State Park Fishing Pier

A freshwater pier on Burr Pond in Torrington in the Connecticut Highlands, offering rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill, and chain pickerel in a quiet wooded setting.

Common catches: Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel

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CTThomaston

Black Rock State Park Fishing Pier

A peaceful freshwater pier at Black Rock State Park on Black Rock Pond in the CT Highlands, offering rainbow trout, bass, bluegill, and chain pickerel.

Common catches: Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel

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CTPomfret

Mashamoquet Brook State Park Fishing Pier

A freshwater pier at Mashamoquet Brook State Park in Connecticut's Quiet Corner, offering rainbow trout, bass, bluegill, and chain pickerel in a historic wooded landscape.

Common catches: Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel

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CTNew Fairfield

Squantz Pond State Park Fishing Pier

A clear-water freshwater pier on Squantz Pond (also known as Candlewood Lake area) in western CT, offering largemouth bass, rainbow trout, brown trout, and chain pickerel.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Chain Pickerel

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CTKent

Lake Waramaug State Park Fishing Pier

A Litchfield Hills freshwater pier on scenic Lake Waramaug, one of Connecticut's most picturesque lakes, offering rainbow trout, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and yellow perch.

Common catches: Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch

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MAProvincetown

Provincetown Municipal Wharf Fishing Pier

A classic Cape Cod Bay pier at the tip of Cape Cod in Provincetown offering striped bass, bluefish, tautog, and mackerel with iconic harbor views.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Tautog, Mackerel

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MASandwich

Sandwich Town Neck Beach Fishing Pier

A public Cape Cod Bay pier at Sandwich's Town Neck Beach, the oldest town on Cape Cod, offering striped bass, bluefish, tautog, and summer flounder.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Tautog, Summer Flounder

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MAGloucester

Gloucester Harbor Fishing Pier

A historic harbor pier in Gloucester, America's oldest fishing port, offering striped bass, bluefish, mackerel, and tautog along the rocky North Shore.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Mackerel, Tautog

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MAScituate

Scituate Town Pier Fishing Area

A South Shore harbor pier in Scituate offering striped bass, bluefish, tautog, and summer flounder in a scenic historic lighthouse town.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Tautog, Summer Flounder

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MAHull

Hull Gut Fishing Pier

A unique harbor entrance pier at Hull Gut on the Nantasket Peninsula, offering striped bass, bluefish, tautog, and mackerel where Boston Harbor meets the open bay.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Tautog, Mackerel

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MADuxbury

Duxbury Bay Fishing Pier

A protected bay pier in Duxbury offering striped bass, bluefish, summer flounder, and tautog in the calm waters of Duxbury Bay on the South Shore.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Summer Flounder, Tautog

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MABelchertown

Quabbin Reservoir Fishing Pier (Gate 43)

A remote freshwater pier at Gate 43 of the Quabbin Reservoir, Massachusetts' largest body of water and a premier lake trout and landlocked salmon fishery.

Common catches: Lake Trout, Landlocked Salmon, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch

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MAClinton

Wachusett Reservoir Fishing Pier

A fishing pier on Wachusett Reservoir in Clinton, a large drinking water supply reservoir offering smallmouth bass, rainbow trout, yellow perch, and chain pickerel with special regulations.

Common catches: Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel

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MAWinchendon

Lake Dennison State Recreation Area Fishing Pier

A freshwater pier on Lake Dennison in central Massachusetts near Winchendon, offering largemouth bass, rainbow trout, bluegill, and yellow perch with campground access.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Bluegill, Yellow Perch

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MAEaston

Borderland State Park Fishing Pier

A freshwater pier at Borderland State Park on the Leach Pond–Morse Pond system in Easton, offering largemouth bass, rainbow trout, bluegill, and chain pickerel near the historic Ames mansion.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel

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NCNags Head

Jennette's Pier

A state-owned concrete ocean pier at the Outer Banks in Nags Head operated by the NC Aquariums, offering red drum, bluefish, Spanish mackerel, and flounder.

Common catches: Red Drum, Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, Flounder

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NCKill Devil Hills

Avalon Fishing Pier

A classic wooden OBX pier in Kill Devil Hills offering red drum, bluefish, flounder, and pompano near the Wright Brothers National Memorial.

Common catches: Red Drum, Bluefish, Flounder, Pompano

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NCNags Head

Outer Banks Fishing Pier (formerly Nags Head Pier)

A storied OBX pier in Nags Head offering red drum, bluefish, Spanish mackerel, and kingfish on the Atlantic beach.

Common catches: Red Drum, Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, Kingfish

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NCFrisco

Cape Hatteras National Seashore Fishing Pier (Frisco)

A remote NPS-area ocean pier at Frisco near Cape Hatteras on the southern OBX, offering red drum, bluefish, flounder, and Spanish mackerel in a wild barrier island setting.

Common catches: Red Drum, Bluefish, Flounder, Spanish Mackerel

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NCSurf City

Crystal Pier (Surf City)

An ocean pier at Surf City on Topsail Island offering red drum, Spanish mackerel, flounder, and king mackerel on the lower Cape Fear coast.

Common catches: Red Drum, Spanish Mackerel, Flounder, King Mackerel

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NCNorth Topsail Beach

Seaview Fishing Pier

An ocean pier at North Topsail Beach offering red drum, bluefish, flounder, and Spanish mackerel on the Atlantic coast of Onslow County.

Common catches: Red Drum, Bluefish, Flounder, Spanish Mackerel

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NCWrightsville Beach

Johnnie Mercer's Fishing Pier

A beloved ocean pier at Wrightsville Beach near Wilmington offering red drum, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, and king mackerel along the southern NC coast.

Common catches: Red Drum, Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish, King Mackerel

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NCCarolina Beach

Carolina Beach Fishing Pier

A historic ocean pier at Carolina Beach State Park area south of Wilmington offering red drum, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, and pompano.

Common catches: Red Drum, Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish, Pompano

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NCKure Beach

Kure Beach Fishing Pier

A classic ocean pier at Kure Beach near Fort Fisher offering red drum, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, and pompano on the Cape Fear coast.

Common catches: Red Drum, Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish, Pompano

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NCKure Beach

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area Fishing Pier

A state recreation area fishing access at Fort Fisher on the Cape Fear River mouth, offering red drum, flounder, striped bass, and spot at a National Historic Landmark.

Common catches: Red Drum, Flounder, Striped Bass, Spot

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NCSwansboro

Hammocks Beach State Park Fishing Area

A coastal sounds fishing area at Hammocks Beach State Park in Swansboro offering red drum, flounder, spot, and croaker in the Bogue Sound estuary — accessible by ferry.

Common catches: Red Drum, Flounder, Spot, Croaker

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NCHenderson

Kerr Lake State Recreation Area Fishing Pier

A fishing pier on the North Carolina side of Kerr Reservoir (Buggs Island Lake) near Henderson offering striped bass, largemouth bass, crappie, and walleye on the state's largest lake.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Walleye

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NCRaleigh

Falls Lake State Recreation Area Fishing Pier

A fishing pier on Falls Lake north of Raleigh, a popular Triangle-area reservoir offering striped bass, largemouth bass, crappie, and channel catfish.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish

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NCApex

Jordan Lake State Recreation Area Fishing Pier

A fishing pier on B. Everett Jordan Lake near Apex, one of the most popular lakes in the Triangle area, offering striped bass, largemouth bass, crappie, and channel catfish.

Common catches: Striped Bass, Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish

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NCNebo

Lake James State Park Fishing Pier

A scenic mountain lake pier at Lake James State Park in the NC foothills near Nebo offering largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, and rainbow trout at the foot of the Blue Ridge.

Common catches: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout

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