UPDATED 5:29 AM EDT · DECISION ID fl-picnic-isla

Picnic Island Fishing Pier

⌖ Tampa, Florida

FISHING OUTLOOK
80Very good
VERY GOOD

Worth setting the alarm.

Very good conditions at Picnic Island Fishing Pier: strong falling tide, SE wind at 4.8 mph and 89.2°F water. Focus on 8:00 PM–10:00 PM.

Forecast confidence High
BEST BITE WINDOW

8:00 PM 10:00 PM

Sunrise 7:05 AM · falling tide

TARGET & TACTIC

RedfishPRIMARY

Spotted SeatroutSECONDARY

START WITHFan-cast a paddletail across the moving-water edge, then slow down beside pilings or grass lines.
LIVE CONDITIONS

Read the water, not just the weather.

Data qualityVerifiedNOAA station 8726607 · 0.1 mi away
TIDE HEIGHT

Falling now

NOAA verified

HIGH TIDE03:192.087 ft

LOW TIDE07:181.641 ft

HIGH TIDE13:152.833 ft

LOW TIDE21:050.261 ft

FIELD NOTE · CONDITIONAL AI COPY

Tampa Bay game plan.

Very good conditions at Picnic Island Fishing Pier: strong falling tide, SE wind at 4.8 mph and 89.2°F water. Focus on 8:00 PM–10:00 PM.

01Arrive before 8:00 PM.

02Present Fan-cast a paddletail across the moving-water edge, then slow down beside pilings or grass lines.

03Access Hours: Daylight hours. Verify current hours, closures and local rules before traveling.

How we made this call: Florida FWC location facts, NOAA CO-OPS tides and Open-Meteo conditions feed a deterministic score. AI copy reruns only when the decision fingerprint changes.
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