Can you catch Snook at Higel Marine Park, Venice?

Yes — Snook scores 6/10 at Higel Marine Park, Venice. Around docks and mangroves in the warm months; live shrimp or pilchards.

Can you catch Redfish at Higel Marine Park, Venice?

Yes — Redfish scores 6/10 at Higel Marine Park, Venice. On the bay edges, best in fall and spring.

Can you catch Spotted Seatrout at Higel Marine Park, Venice?

Yes — Spotted Seatrout scores 6/10 at Higel Marine Park, Venice. Live shrimp under a cork over grass.

Can you catch Sheepshead at Higel Marine Park, Venice?

Yes — Sheepshead scores 6/10 at Higel Marine Park, Venice. Winter fish on pilings and rock; fiddler crabs.

Can you catch Mangrove Snapper at Higel Marine Park, Venice?

Yes — Mangrove Snapper scores 5/10 at Higel Marine Park, Venice. Small ones near docks in summer.

Can you catch Crevalle Jack at Higel Marine Park, Venice?

Yes — Crevalle Jack scores 4/10 at Higel Marine Park, Venice. Show with bait schools.

Can you catch Ladyfish at Higel Marine Park, Venice?

Yes — Ladyfish scores 4/10 at Higel Marine Park, Venice. Run with bait; small jigs.

Can you catch Black Drum at Higel Marine Park, Venice?

Yes — Black Drum scores 4/10 at Higel Marine Park, Venice. Cool-season bottom fish.

Can you catch Pinfish at Higel Marine Park, Venice?

Yes — Pinfish scores 4/10 at Higel Marine Park, Venice. Plentiful; useful live bait.

Sarasota County

Higel Marine Park, Venice Fishing

6.3· Harbor· Venice, FL

Higel Marine Park is a three-acre Sarasota County park on Roberts Bay, the sheltered water behind Venice Inlet along the Intracoastal Waterway. The county lists fishing among its activities, alongside boating, kayaking and picnicking, and the park has a picnic shelter overlooking the water, restrooms and a double boat ramp with docks. Most visitors launch boats, so shore anglers should stay clear of the ramp lanes and fish the open shoreline. Roberts Bay is a quiet inshore fishery for snook, redfish, seatrout and sheepshead, with mangrove snapper and jacks in the warm months. Use live shrimp or small baits on light tackle and fish around a moving tide. Boat traffic and summer storms are the main hazards.

Today's tides · Fri, Oct 23

Low5:13 AM0.7 ft
High11:04 AM2.0 ft
Low5:24 PM0.9 ft
High10:55 PM2.1 ft

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Oct 23–29, 2026

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Friday, Oct 23 · windows & tide · Today

SeaFlat calm0.3 ft here · swell 0.5 ft, no wind chop

Water colorClearYou could see the bottom in about six feet of water

Wind7 mph NGusts 26 mph · Direction vs this shore unknown

65°NE 9 mph · dry

60°N 7 mph · dry

78°NE 7 mph · dry

76°NE 8 mph · dry

▼ Low tide5:13 AM0.7 ft

▲ High tide11:04 AM2.0 ft

▼ Low tide5:24 PM0.9 ft

▲ High tide10:55 PM2.1 ft

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Very small tides1.4 ft range · 28% below normalBuilding toward bigger tides

Why 69 · 6 AM–9 AM

WindGoodA light wind (7 mph)+6
SeaOkaySea 0.4 ft · Flat calmSwell 0.4 ft, no wind chop+1
Tide stateGoodIncoming tide (flooding)+9
Tide sizePoorSmall tides−4
LightGoodDawn or dusk light+6
PressureOkayPressure steady+1
RainGoodDry (0% chance of rain)

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Fishing report · October 2026

What's biting at Higel Marine Park, Venice

RedfishReliableOpen: keep up to 1 a day between 18 in and 27 in
October schools feed along mangrove shorelines, flats, and dock edges, especially when water is moving.
In season this month
SnookReliableOpen: keep up to 1 a day between 28 in and 33 in
Snook are following the fall mullet run; look for them around beach bait schools and inlet edges at dawn.
In season this month
Spotted SeatroutReliableOpen: keep up to 3 a day between 15 in and 19 in
Cooling fall water keeps trout feeding on shallow flats; try shore-accessible grass edges at dawn.
In season this month
Crevalle JackWorth a try
Jacks are chasing fall bait schools close to shore; watch for surface feeding along beaches and inlet mouths.
In season this month
Mangrove SnapperWorth a tryOpen: keep up to 5 a day of 10 in or more
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Built from this month's seasons, today's FWC rules and the catches anglers logged here in the last 30 days. Updated Fri, Oct 23.

Higel Marine Park, Venice tide chart

Tides for fishing at Higel Marine Park, Venice: every high and low tide for the next 7 days, from the Venice Inlet (inside) tide station. Times are local.

Higel Marine Park, Venice tide chart
TodayFri, Oct 23	Low5:13 AM0.7 ft High11:04 AM2.0 ft Low5:24 PM0.9 ft High10:55 PM2.1 ft
TomorrowSat, Oct 24	Low5:55 AM0.4 ft High11:56 AM1.9 ft Low5:48 PM1.1 ft High11:10 PM2.3 ft
SundayOct 25	Low6:38 AM0.2 ft High12:50 PM1.9 ft Low6:09 PM1.3 ft High11:31 PM2.4 ft
MondayOct 26	Low7:23 AM0.0 ft High1:50 PM1.7 ft Low6:24 PM1.4 ft High11:56 PM2.6 ft
TuesdayOct 27	Low8:10 AM-0.2 ft High3:03 PM1.6 ft Low6:32 PM1.5 ft
WednesdayOct 28	High12:28 AM2.7 ft Low9:02 AM-0.2 ft
ThursdayOct 29	High1:06 AM2.7 ft Low10 AM-0.2 ft