fishtailz
Rod Polisher
Hour and a half drive to get there but love the skyway piers. Big fish available.
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Post by fishtailz on Aug 12, 2023 16:12:01 GMT -5
Wondering why nobody posts anything about the North Skyway Pier. Someone once said it was too crowded. Any good fishing stories from that place? I have fished the NSP in the daytime, the SSP in the daytime, and the SSP at night. Have another night trip planned in less than two weeks and considering the NSP to round things out. Not too worried about traffic on a Wednesday night. Any thoughts?
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Post by shot33gun9 on Aug 12, 2023 17:15:15 GMT -5
No help from me, I've fished there 1 time since it's been open.
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Post by tears143 on Aug 12, 2023 18:48:22 GMT -5
Wondering why nobody posts anything about the North Skyway Pier. Someone once said it was too crowded. Any good fishing stories from that place? I have fished the NSP in the daytime, the SSP in the daytime, and the SSP at night. Have another night trip planned in less than two weeks and considering the NSP to round things out. Not too worried about traffic on a Wednesday night. Any thoughts? Same differents.. More area to play with on the south side for snappers.... but deeper water for snappers on the north side. They both do well.
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Post by stuckintherocks on Aug 13, 2023 10:23:45 GMT -5
I’ve always preferred south pier just because of the more space and more spots to hit, I’ve hit north pier a couple dozen times over the years, there’s basically no spots to fish with the tide on incoming unless you’re fishing under the pier. My trips are always long and do not revolve around tides so if I’m setting up camp and fishing for a long period of time I need a spot I can fish both sides of the pier. That being said I did spend a couple nights fishing the end of the north pier and despite the constant pressure it is still a terrific spot. Normally on ssp I have to move around to 10 different spots to find snapper, grouper, ladyfish, sharks, tarpon etc. but on the nsp all the fish are right there. It was the first time I ever caught a gag in the same spot I was getting snapper, ladyfish, etc. and have also seen schools of mackerel exploding baits on nsp after hunting up and down ssp and not seeing a single one.
The tides, water clarity, wind, all fishing conditions can change drastically from nsp to ssp even on the same day. I would say ideally it would be best to learn the ropes of both piers, pay attention to conditions, and then pick a pier based off which conditions are ideal. The different positions of the pier make a huge difference on which way the wind is hitting you can can be used to your advantage.
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