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Venice Fishing Pier
1600 Harbor Dr. S. Venice, FL 34285 OPEN DAILY: 6:30am-9pm No Fishing License Required The Venice Fishing Pier is located at Brohard Park on the south end of the island of Venice. The 700-foot pier is a great location for fishing and to end the day watching a beautiful sunset. Connected to Sharky's on the Pier, the only beach front restaurant in the Venice area, the pier offers Papa's bait shop, with live & frozen bait, coffee, treats, jackets, shirts, and more... Nearby are six picnic shelters, two sand volleyball courts, and public restrooms. Open at all times, there is no fee to access the pier and the best part is that avid and amateur fisherman alike can fish from the pier without a fishing license.  NEW! at the Pier: NEW COFFEE! The bait shop is now selling Venetian Coffee! Warm up & fish! NEW BAIT! The bait shop has frozen shrimp, frozen squid, and frozen sardines. LIVE SHRIMP! Don't forget we have live shrimp too. To all you fisherman - male and female: This site is for you and we want to see your photos on it. Submit a cool fishing photo from the Venice Fishing Pier and we'll get it on here ASAP! Submit your photos via e-mail to: venicefishingpier1600 @gmail.com Some local links of interest can be found on our Local Links & Resources Page. Happy Fishing!  Welcome... 
What's Happening at the Venice Fishing Pier? FREE FISHING SEMINAR 9 AM, SATURDAY, MARCH 10th WITH CAPT. CHRIS O'NEILL SPRING MIGRATIONAL SPECIES FROM GULF TO BAY Learn more about HOW TO CATCH THE FISH YOU WANT in this FREE 1 1/2 hour seminar! Spring Migration Patterns, Species Identification, Locataion, and the BEST FISHING TECHNIQUES to land the fish you're after... Pre-registration is recommended, as coffee and rolls will be provided. E-mail your name, and the number of participants to: sharkys@daystar.net
Our THANKS to the SUN COAST REEF ROVERS for their hard work clearing storm debris from under the Pier on August 20th! Another UNDERWATER CLEANUP is scheduled in the Pier area tentatively on May 5, 2012. If you are interested in helping in the Community Service Project, please contact the Sun Coast Reef Rovers.
Papa's Bait Shop at the Venice Fishing Pier
Spiffy new Papa's Bait Shop T-shirts now available! Click here to see it at Sharky's on the Pier Online Store.
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