This weekend is Father's Day. My husband and my father are both enthusiastic fisherman, so we are heading down to the water. Fort Desoto is a county park in Tierre Verde, Florida. It is named after the Spanish-American war fort that still partially remains. You can see cannons and some of the remaining structures. There are beaches, geocaching sites, and campgrounds all within the park. There are two fishing piers. One is on Tampa Bay, and the other is on the Gulf of Mexico. We will be heading to the Gulf Pier to dip our lines. The Gulf Pier is open until 11 pm each evening. During the day it has concessions and frozen bait. We plan on going in the evening (when it is not quite as hot), so we will be packing our own cooler. It costs $5 per carload to enter the park. There are public restrooms across the parking lot from the pier.
Keep in mind, you do need a license to fish from any Florida pier. They are free for the basic license, and you can get them
online at the Florida Wildlife Commission or in sporting goods departments of most major retailers. They are good for a full twelve months, so hang onto your number.
My brother knocked out on the sand during a previous Fort Desoto trip.
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