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No license needed on some piers
Which states cover you on a pier, where fish hold, and the gear regulars bring.
Pier fishing tipsFishing piers in Texas
We list 28 fishing piers in 17 towns across Texas. Every spot here is a public place to fish from the shore or a pier.
Brady 4
- Bear Creek Boat Ramp · Bear Creek
- Brady Lake Marina · Brady Lake
- Lake Store · Lake Store
- Public Boat Ramp in Brady · Brady Creek Reservoir
Corpus Christi 3
- POCC Authorized Fishing Area (Northwest 2) · Nueces River
- POCC Authorized Fishing Area (Northwest) · Nueces River
- Red Dot Peir · Packery Channel
Galveston 3
Comanche 2
- Copperas Creek Park Fishing Pier · Copperas Creek
- Sowell Creek Park Fishing Pier · Sowell Creek
Dallas 2
- Crappie · White Rock Creek
- Hathaway Spillway · White Rock Creek
De Leon 2
- Promontory Park Fishing Pier · Rush Creek
- Sowell Creek Park Fishing Pier · Sowell Creek
Rio Hondo 2
- Adolph Thomae Jr. County Park East Fishing Pier · Harlingen Ship Channel
- West Fishing Pier in Rio Hondo · Arroyo Colorado
Abilene 1
- Buffalo Wallow · Buffalo Wallow
Austin 1
- Holly Fishing Pier · Town Lake
Columbus 1
Cooper 1
- Cooper Lake State Park - Doctors Creek Unit Fishing Pier · Cooper Lake
Freeport 1
- Old Brazos River Fishing Pier · Old Brazos River
Lavon 1
- Clear Lake Park Fishing Pier · Clear Lake
Quanah 1
- Copper Breaks State Park Fishing Pier · Lake Copper Breaks
Richmond 1
Round Rock 1
- Fishing Platform · Berry Springs
The Colony 1
- Creekside Fishing Area · Lakeside Pond
Fishing piers by city in Texas
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Life jacket rulesFishing piers in Texas: questions and answers
How many fishing piers are in Texas?
We list 28 fishing piers in Texas, most of them around Brady (4), Corpus Christi (3), Galveston (3) and Comanche (2).
Which lakes and rivers have fishing piers in Texas?
Among others Sowell Creek, Nueces River, White Rock Creek, Buffalo Wallow and Town Lake.
Do you need a fishing license on a pier in Texas?
In Texas a regular fishing license usually applies on piers too. Check the state wildlife agency for exemptions and free fishing days.
Are there free fishing piers in Texas?
1 of the 28 are marked free in the map data, including Columbus Loop on the Colorado Take-Out.
Other states
- New York 199
- Montana 123
- Illinois 58
- Florida 42
- California 39
- New Hampshire 26
- Virginia 26
- North Carolina 24
- Vermont 24
- Pennsylvania 22
- Washington 20
- Minnesota 18
Guide: Fishing from a pier: what to know · All boat ramps in Texas