Can you catch Pompano at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier?

Yes — Pompano scores 8/10 at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier. Winter to early spring in the surf trough. Pompano jigs or sand fleas on the bottom close in.

Can you catch Spanish Mackerel at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier?

Yes — Spanish Mackerel scores 8/10 at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier. The winter staple. Fast spoons on wire when bait schools around the end.

Can you catch Crevalle Jack at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier?

Yes — Crevalle Jack scores 7/10 at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier. Blitz bait along the pier; topwater plugs and big spoons.

Can you catch Bluefish at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier?

Yes — Bluefish scores 7/10 at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier. Winter runs after cold fronts. Spoons, plugs or cut bait on wire.

Can you catch Blue Runner at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier?

Yes — Blue Runner scores 7/10 at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier. Common most of the year; sabikis and small jigs, and ideal live bait for kings.

Can you catch Snook at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier?

Yes — Snook scores 6/10 at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier. Along the beach and pier shadows in warm months; live pilchards or jigs at dawn and dusk. Check FWC seasons.

Can you catch King Mackerel at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier?

Yes — King Mackerel scores 6/10 at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier. Spring and fall migrations. Live runner on a wire stinger rig under a float off the end.

Can you catch Tarpon at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier?

Yes — Tarpon scores 5/10 at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier. Summer and fall beach fish at dawn; release in the water.

Can you catch Cobia at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier?

Yes — Cobia scores 5/10 at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier. Spring and fall passers, often following rays; sight cast a bucktail.

Can you catch Little Tunny at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier?

Yes — Little Tunny scores 5/10 at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier. Winter blitzes off the end; small metal jigs cast far and cranked fast.

Can you catch Mangrove Snapper at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier?

Yes — Mangrove Snapper scores 4/10 at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier. Around the pilings at night and dawn; small hooks and shrimp.

Broward County

Pompano Beach Fishing Pier

7.7· Pier · Sea Ranch Lakes, FL

Also called Fisher Family Pier

Fee to fish: Daily fee to fish; walking the pier is free (checked Sep 27, 2026)

Pompano Beach Fishing Pier, officially the Fisher Family Pier, is the city's rebuilt ocean pier at the heart of the Pompano Beach waterfront. It stretches nearly 900 feet past the surf into clear Atlantic water, deep enough at the end for kingfish, cobia and even the odd sailfish, though the everyday catches are Spanish mackerel, bluefish, blue runners and the pompano the town is named for. Winter is prime, when mackerel and bluefish runs meet pompano in the surf zone. A daily fishing fee applies and the city says no Florida fishing license is needed on the pier. It is open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. with a bait shop that rents rods. Shark fishing and netting are banned; watch for lightning and crowds.

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Thursday, Oct 1 · windows & tide · Today

OnshoreWind16 mph EOnshore here

80°E 16 · 29% rain

80°E 16 · 31% rain

83°E 16 · 40% rain

78°SW 8 · 28% rain

▼ Low tide6 AM0.3 ft

▲ High tide12:34 PM3.3 ft

▼ Low tide6:34 PM1.0 ft

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Average tides2.6 ft range · 3% below normalEasing toward smaller tides

Why 65 · 6 AM–9 AM

WindGoodThe wind is offshore here, flattening the water+4
Sea & chopOkayChop 2.3 ft · Choppy0
Tide stateGoodIncoming tide (flooding)+7
Tide sizeOkayMiddling tides0
LightGoodDawn or dusk light+6
PressureGoodSteady or slowly falling pressure+3
RainOkayA chance of rain (31%)
ForecastPoorThe forecast is less certain this far ahead−3

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Fishing report · October 2026

What's biting at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier

Crevalle JackReliable
In season this month
SnookReliableOpen: keep up to 1 a day between 28 in and 32 in
In season this month
PompanoHotspotOpen: keep up to 6 a day of 11 in or more
In season this month
Spanish MackerelHotspotOpen: keep up to 15 a day of 12 in or more
In season this month
Blue RunnerReliableOpen: keep up to 100 a day
In season this month

Built from this month's seasons, today's FWC rules and the catches anglers logged here in the last 30 days. Updated Thu, Oct 1.