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Best fishing spots in Venice
Venice's shore fishing sits mostly within a few miles of town, split between backwater creeks, surf beaches and a jetty at the pass. Nokomis Community Park is the closest, under 2 miles out, for snook, crevalle jack and mangrove snapper. Venice Fishing Pier, just under 4 miles away, ranks among the top spots in the area and adds Spanish mackerel and sheepshead to that snook bite.
The North Jetty at Nokomis sits about 3.3 miles from town for snook, sheepshead and mangrove snapper, and Blackburn Point Park offers pier fishing roughly 6 miles out with that same mix plus redfish. Manasota Beach Park rounds out the surf options about 7 miles away for snook, pompano and Gulf kingfish.
Fishing report · October 2026
What's biting near Venice
Best spot today: Stump Pass Beach State ParkGood 77
Best bet: North Jetty, Nokomis
Best bet: Osprey Fishing Pier
- LadyfishReliable
Best bet: Siesta Beach
- Crevalle JackReliable
Best bet: North Jetty, Nokomis
Best bet: North Jetty, Nokomis
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 Venice
Based on Nokomis Community Park, 1.8 miles away — the nearest rated spot.
7-day fishing forecast for Nokomis Community Park — 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 74 · 6 PM–9 PM
- WindGoodA light wind (8 mph)+9
- Sea & chopPoorChop 0.0 ft · FlatShort, steep waves−3
- Tide stateGoodIncoming tide (flooding)+10
- Tide sizeGoodBig tides (springs)+3
- LightGoodDawn or dusk light+6
- PressureOkayPressure rising fast−1
- RainOkayA chance of rain (37%)
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Venice tide chart
Tides for fishing at Venice: every high and low tide for the next 7 days, from the Venice Inlet (inside) tide station, 3 miles away. Times are local.
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