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Best fishing spots in Bear Creek
Bear Creek anglers are spoiled for choice, with Blind Pass Jetty at Upham Beach only about 2 miles away. It is a go-to for snook and redfish, with spotted seatrout and Spanish mackerel adding variety. John's Pass, roughly 4 miles off, adds mangrove snapper and sheepshead to the snook fishing.
Pass-a-Grille Jetty is about 5 miles away if you want another jetty to try. For something bigger, the north Skyway Fishing Pier is around 9 miles away and is the spot in this group for tarpon and king mackerel, alongside mangrove snapper and Spanish mackerel.
Fishing report · October 2026
What's biting near Bear Creek
Best spot today: Blind Pass Jetty (Upham Beach)Good 77
Best bet: Blind Pass Jetty (Upham Beach)
Best bet: Weedon Island Preserve
- LadyfishReliable
Best bet: St. Pete Pier Fishing Deck
Best bet: Clam Bayou Nature Park
- Crevalle JackReliable
Best bet: St. Pete Pier Fishing Deck
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 Bear Creek
Based on McKenney Park, St. Pete Beach, 1.9 miles away — the nearest rated spot.
7-day fishing forecast for McKenney Park, St. Pete Beach — 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
Why 76 · 6 AM–9 AM
- WindGoodA light wind (6 mph)+5
- Sea & chopOkayChop 0.1 ft · FlatA fishable sea at the spot (1.4 ft)+1
- Tide stateGoodOutgoing tide (ebbing)+9
- Tide sizeGoodBig tides (springs)+4
- LightGoodDawn or dusk light+6
- PressureOkaySteady or slowly falling pressure+1
- RainGoodDry (2% chance of rain)
Confidence high · updated 5h ago
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Bear Creek tide chart
Tides for fishing at Bear Creek: every high and low tide for the next 7 days, from the Long Key, 0.5mi N. of Corey Causeway tide station, 2 miles away. Times are local.
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