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Best fishing spots in Samoset

Samoset's closest spot is Green Bridge Fishing Pier, a little under 3 miles away. It is worth knowing for snook, redfish, sheepshead and spotted seatrout, and it is near enough for an evening cast after work.

Palma Sola Causeway and Emerson Point Preserve are both around 7 miles off. The causeway is a flats spot for trout, snook, redfish and ladyfish, and the preserve is an estuary where black drum join the snook and redfish. For inlet fishing, Longboat Pass at the Coquina Beach Jetty is roughly 9 miles away and adds Spanish mackerel and mangrove snapper.

Fishing report · October 2026

What's biting near Samoset

Best spot today: Palma Sola CausewayGood 78

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.

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Fishing forecast for Samoset

Based on Bradenton Riverwalk, 2.2 miles away — the nearest rated spot.

7-day fishing forecast for Bradenton Riverwalk — 7-day forecast

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Sea: pale calm, deep blue surf, amber rough Water: blue clear, brown colored

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Thursday, Oct 1 · windows & tide · Today

SeaFlat calm0.7 ft here · wind chop
Water colorClearYou could see the bottom in about six feet of water
CrossWind8 mph SECross-shore here
75°NE 4 · dry
73°E 5 · dry
85°SE 12 · dry
78°SE 8 · 56% rain
▲ High tide2:59 AM2.8 ft
▼ Low tide11:49 AM0.1 ft
12 AM
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12 PM
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Very big tides2.7 ft range · 31% above normalEasing toward smaller tides

Why 71 · 6 PM–9 PM

  • WindGoodA light wind (8 mph)+7
  • Sea & chopPoorChop 0.2 ft · FlatShort, steep waves−5
  • Tide stateGoodIncoming tide (flooding)+10
  • Tide sizeGoodBig tides (springs)+4
  • LightGoodDawn or dusk light+6
  • PressureOkayPressure rising fast−1
  • RainOkayA chance of rain (56%)

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Samoset tide chart

Tides for fishing at Samoset: every high and low tide for the next 7 days, from the Bradenton, Manatee River tide station, 2 miles away. Times are local.

Samoset tide chart
  • High2:59 AM2.6 ft
  • Low11:49 AM0.0 ft
  • High3:46 AM2.6 ft
  • Low1:06 PM0.0 ft
  • High4:49 AM2.6 ft
  • Low2:30 PM0.3 ft
  • High6:21 AM2.3 ft
  • Low3:49 PM0.3 ft
  • High12:13 AM1.6 ft
  • Low2:36 AM1.6 ft
  • High8:12 AM2.3 ft
  • Low4:50 PM0.3 ft
  • High11:51 PM2.0 ft
  • Low4:15 AM1.3 ft
  • High9:51 AM2.3 ft
  • Low5:37 PM0.3 ft
  • High11:56 PM2.0 ft
  • Low5:21 AM1.3 ft
  • High11:04 AM2.3 ft
  • Low6:13 PM0.7 ft

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Bradenton Riverwalk★ 3.12.2 miles from Samoset · Manatee CountyThe Bradenton Riverwalk is the city's 2.03-mile waterfront park along the south bank of the Manatee River between the Green and DeSoto...SnookRedfishSpotted SeatroutTarponCrevalle JackGreen Bridge Fishing Pier★ 3.42.8 miles from Samoset · Manatee CountyThe Green Bridge Fishing Pier is a surviving section of the old Green Bridge, kept by the City of Palmetto as a...SnookRedfishSpotted SeatroutTarponCrevalle JackRose Park, Bradenton★ 3.16.3 miles from Samoset · Manatee CountyRose Park is a small Manatee County park on the east shore of Palma Sola Bay in west Bradenton, with a short...SnookRedfishSpotted SeatroutCrevalle JackLadyfishEmerson Point Preserve★ 3.36.8 miles from Samoset · Manatee CountyEmerson Point Preserve covers the western end of Snead Island near Palmetto, where the Manatee River meets Tampa Bay and Terra Ceia...SnookRedfishSpotted SeatroutTarponSpanish MackerelDe Soto National Memorial★ 3.16.9 miles from Samoset · Manatee CountyDe Soto National Memorial is a small National Park Service site at the mouth of the Manatee River in northwest Bradenton, and...SnookRedfishSpotted SeatroutCrevalle JackSpanish MackerelPalma Sola Causeway★ 3.17.1 miles from Samoset · Manatee CountyPalma Sola Causeway carries Manatee Avenue West (SR 64) across Palma Sola Bay toward Anna Maria Island, and Manatee County's Palma Sola...SnookRedfishSpotted SeatroutCrevalle JackSpanish MackerelRobinson Preserve★ 3.47.8 miles from Samoset · Manatee CountyRobinson Preserve is a Manatee County coastal preserve of more than 600 acres in northwest Bradenton, where restored tidal creeks, mangroves and...SnookRedfishSpotted SeatroutLadyfishMangrove SnapperAtlas Street Beach Access, Longboat Key★ 2.98.5 miles from Samoset · Manatee CountyThe Atlas Street access at 4795 Gulf of Mexico Drive is one of the Town of Longboat Key's public paths to the...SnookRedfishTarponCrevalle JackPompanoNeal Preserve★ 2.98.9 miles from Samoset · Manatee CountyNeal Preserve is a 120-acre Manatee County preserve on Perico Island, on the south side of Manatee Avenue just east of the...SnookRedfishSpotted SeatroutCrevalle JackLadyfishCentennial Park, Sarasota★ 3.19 miles from Samoset · Sarasota CountyCentennial Park is a City of Sarasota regional park with three double-lane boat ramps on Sarasota Bay at 10th Street, and the...SnookRedfishSpotted SeatroutCrevalle JackSpanish MackerelHistoric Bridge Street Pier★ 3.59.3 miles from Samoset · Manatee CountyThe Historic Bridge Street Pier, also called the Bradenton Beach City Pier, runs out into the north end of Sarasota Bay from...SnookRedfishSpotted SeatroutPompanoSpanish Mackerel

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