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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 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.

Map of spots near Bear Creek

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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

SeaSlight1.6 ft here · wind chop
Water colorClearYou could see the bottom in about six feet of water
Wind7 mph EDirection vs this shore unknown
74°E 4 · 25% rain
74°E 7 · dry
86°E 11 · dry
78°SE 9 · 38% rain
▲ High tide3:05 AM2.7 ft
▼ Low tide12 PM0.1 ft
12 AM
6 AM
12 PM
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Very big tides2.6 ft range · 28% above normalEasing toward smaller tides

Why 77 · 6 AM–9 AM

  • WindGoodA light wind (7 mph)+6
  • 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)

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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.

Bear Creek tide chart
  • High3:05 AM2.6 ft
  • Low12 PM0.0 ft
  • High3:52 AM2.6 ft
  • Low1:17 PM0.0 ft
  • High4:55 AM2.6 ft
  • Low2:41 PM0.3 ft
  • High6:27 AM2.3 ft
  • Low4 PM0.3 ft
  • High12:19 AM1.6 ft
  • Low2:47 AM2.0 ft
  • High8:18 AM2.3 ft
  • Low5:01 PM0.3 ft
  • High11:57 PM1.6 ft
  • Low4:26 AM1.6 ft
  • High9:57 AM2.3 ft
  • Low5:48 PM0.3 ft
  • High12:02 AM2.0 ft
  • Low5:32 AM1.3 ft
  • High11:10 AM2.3 ft
  • Low6:24 PM0.7 ft

Fishing piers near Bear Creek

Skyway Fishing Pier (North)★ 4.3Pier · 9.2 miles away · Fee to fishThe north half of Skyway Fishing Pier State Park is the old Sunshine Skyway bridge approach on the Pinellas side, a long...Spanish MackerelMangrove SnapperTarponSt. Pete Pier Fishing Deck★ 3.5Pier · 6.6 miles away · FreeThe St. Pete Pier Fishing Deck is the one place on downtown St. Petersburg's rebuilt pier where fishing is allowed, a railed...Spanish MackerelLadyfishMangrove SnapperWilliams Pier, Gulfport★ 3.5Pier · 2 miles away · FreeWilliams Pier is Gulfport's free public fishing pier, running 521 feet from the waterfront at 54th Street South into Boca Ciega Bay...SheepsheadSpotted SeatroutRedfishWeedon Island Preserve★ 3.5Pier · 9.3 miles awayWeedon Island Preserve is a 3,000-acre county preserve on Tampa Bay in north St. Petersburg, a maze of mangroves, tidal lagoons and...Spotted SeatroutSnookSheepsheadFort De Soto Bay Pier★ 3.5Pier · 9.8 miles away · FreeThe Bay Pier is Fort De Soto Park's quieter, bay-side pier, about 500 feet long, looking across the mouth of Tampa Bay...SheepsheadMangrove SnapperSnookMerry Pier★ 3.4Pier · 4.9 miles awayMerry Pier is St. Pete Beach's historic bay-side pier at the east end of 8th Avenue in Pass-a-Grille, reaching out over the...SheepsheadMangrove SnapperSnookMcKenney Park, St. Pete Beach★ 3.3Pier · 1.9 miles away · FreeMcKenney Park is a small City of St. Pete Beach park on Blind Pass Road with a short fishing pier over the...SheepsheadMangrove SnapperSnookR.O.C. Park, Madeira Beach★ 3Pier · 5.5 miles awayR.O.C. Park, short for Remember Our Children, is the City of Madeira Beach's recreation complex on Boca Ciega Bay, near the island...SheepsheadMangrove SnapperPinfishNature Park, Redington Shores★ 3Pier · 8 miles awayNature Park, formerly Del Bello Park, is a small Town of Redington Shores nature refuge on the bay side of Gulf Boulevard,...SheepsheadSnookSpotted Seatrout

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St. Pete Pier Fishing Deck★ 3.56.6 miles from Bear Creek · Pinellas CountyThe St. Pete Pier Fishing Deck is the one place on downtown St. Petersburg's rebuilt pier where fishing is allowed, a railed...SnookRedfishSpotted SeatroutCrevalle JackSpanish MackerelNature Park, Redington Shores★ 38 miles from Bear Creek · Pinellas CountyNature Park, formerly Del Bello Park, is a small Town of Redington Shores nature refuge on the bay side of Gulf Boulevard,...SnookRedfishSpotted SeatroutCrevalle JackLadyfishFort De Soto North Beach★ 3.88.7 miles from Bear Creek · Pinellas CountyNorth Beach is Fort De Soto's long Gulf beach on Mullet Key, a wide run of white sand in a park 'Dr....SnookRedfishSpotted SeatroutTarponCrevalle JackSkyway Fishing Pier (North)★ 4.39.2 miles from Bear Creek · Pinellas CountyThe north half of Skyway Fishing Pier State Park is the old Sunshine Skyway bridge approach on the Pinellas side, a long...SnookTarponCobiaPompanoSpanish MackerelFort De Soto East Beach★ 3.49.3 miles from Bear Creek · Pinellas CountyEast Beach is the Tampa Bay side of Fort De Soto Park, a long, calm bay beach on Mullet Key looking toward...SnookRedfishSpotted SeatroutCrevalle JackPompanoWeedon Island Preserve★ 3.59.3 miles from Bear Creek · Pinellas CountyWeedon Island Preserve is a 3,000-acre county preserve on Tampa Bay in north St. Petersburg, a maze of mangroves, tidal lagoons and...SnookRedfishSpotted SeatroutTarponLadyfish193rd Avenue Beach Access, Indian Shores★ 2.99.4 miles from Bear Creek · Pinellas CountyThe 193rd Avenue access is a Town of Indian Shores footpath from Gulf Boulevard onto the Gulf, with metered parking across the...SnookRedfishCrevalle JackPompanoSpanish MackerelFort De Soto Bay Pier★ 3.59.8 miles from Bear Creek · Pinellas CountyThe Bay Pier is Fort De Soto Park's quieter, bay-side pier, about 500 feet long, looking across the mouth of Tampa Bay...SnookRedfishSpotted SeatroutSpanish MackerelLadyfish
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