224 beaches
Best Fishing Beaches
Maryland's beach fishing scene splits clean along Bay versus Atlantic lines. Chesapeake Bay fishing piers target striped bass (rockfish), white perch, catfish, and blue crabs. Atlantic surf fishing at Assateague and Ocean City targets stripers, bluefish, flounder, and red drum. State fishing license is required in tidal waters, a Chesapeake Bay license covers both, and there are limits on size and season that change yearly. The state-park piers listed here include bait shops and cleaning stations.
What to look for
Fishing pier access, bait availability, cleaning stations, and parking close to where you cast. Jetties and points tend to outfish straight shoreline.
Ranked by Today's Conditions
Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park
Ideal for fishing
Doheny State Beach
Ideal for fishing
Huntington Beach (Surf City USA)
Ideal for fishing
Yachats State Recreation Area
Ideal for fishing
Zuma Beach
Ideal for fishing
Golden Gardens Park
Ideal for fishing
Ocean Shores
Ideal for fishing
Oceanside Beach
Ideal for fishing
Gold Beach (South Beach Park)
Ideal for fishing
Twin Harbors State Park
Great for fishing
Pacific Beach State Park
Great for fishing
Redondo Beach
Great for fishing
Santa Monica State Beach
Great for fishing
Westport Light State Park
Great for fishing
Morro Bay (Morro Strand State Beach)
Great for fishing
First Beach (La Push)
Great for fishing
Nehalem Bay State Park
Great for fishing
31st Street Beach (Margaret T. Burroughs Beach)
Great for fishing
Imperial Beach
Great for fishing
Pismo Beach
Great for fishing
Santa Cruz Main Beach
Great for fishing
Shawnee State Park
Great for fishing
Calf Pasture Beach
Great for fishing
Prince Gallitzin State Park
Great for fishing
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Great for fishing
Fenwick Island State Park
Great for fishing
Martinak State Park
Great for fishing
Pacific City Beach (Cape Kiwanda)
Great for fishing
Washington Park Beach (Michigan City)
Great for fishing
Wrightsville Beach
Great for fishing
Atlantic Beach (NC)
Great for fishing
Emerald Isle Beach
Great for fishing
Gifford Pinchot State Park
Great for fishing
Kure Beach
Great for fishing
Marquette Park Beach (Gary, Miller Beach)
Great for fishing
Point Pleasant Beach
Great for fishing
Raystown Lake — Seven Points Beach
Great for fishing
Snow Hill Farm Park
Great for fishing
Surf City Beach
Great for fishing
Augustine Beach
Great for fishing
Buckroe Beach
Great for fishing
Cape Lookout National Seashore
Great for fishing
Carolina Beach
Great for fishing
Elms Beach Park
Great for fishing
Holden Beach
Great for fishing
Indian Beach
Great for fishing
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum
Great for fishing
Laurel Hill State Park
Great for fishing
Louisa Lane Park (Charlestown Beach)
Great for fishing
Nags Head Beach
Great for fishing
North East Community Park
Great for fishing
North Hampton State Beach
Great for fishing
North Topsail Beach
Great for fishing
Oak Island Beach
Great for fishing
Ocean View Beach
Great for fishing
Ocracoke Beach
Great for fishing
Orient Beach State Park
Great for fishing
Padre Island National Seashore
Great for fishing
Pawleys Island
Great for fishing
Pine Grove Furnace State Park
Great for fishing
Rock Hall Beach
Great for fishing
Rocky Neck State Park
Great for fishing
Tuscarora State Park
Great for fishing
Yellow Creek State Park
Great for fishing
Betterton Beach
Great for fishing
Beverly Triton Nature Park
Great for fishing
Broadford Lake Park
Great for fishing
Cowans Gap State Park
Great for fishing
Fort Smallwood Park
Great for fishing
Great Marsh Park (Gerry Boyle Park)
Great for fishing
Greenwell State Park
Great for fishing
Mariner Point Park
Great for fishing
Matapeake Beach & Dog Park
Great for fishing
Mustang Island State Park
Great for fishing
Nauset Beach
Great for fishing
North Myrtle Beach
Great for fishing
Tyaskin Wharf
Great for fishing
Belle Isle State Park
Great for fishing
Cacapon Resort State Park
Great for fishing
Cove Road Beach
Great for fishing
Cox's Point Park
Great for fishing
Dauphin Island Public Beach
Great for fishing
Deep Creek Lake State Park
Great for fishing
Dundee Creek Marina (Gunpowder Falls SP)
Great for fishing
First Landing State Park
Great for fishing
Havre de Grace Promenade & Tydings Park
Great for fishing
Hilton Pier Park
Great for fishing
Jean S. Roberts Memorial Park
Great for fishing
Myrtle Point Park
Great for fishing
Perryville Community Park
Great for fishing
Rolph's Wharf
Great for fishing
Sandbridge Beach
Great for fishing
Sandy Hook (Gateway NRA)
Great for fishing
Bowers Beach
Good for fishing
Broadkill Beach
Good for fishing
Chapel Point State Park
Good for fishing
Chapman State Park
Good for fishing
Downs Park
Good for fishing
False Cape State Park
Good for fishing
Greenbrier State Park
Good for fishing
Kings Landing Park
Good for fishing
Miami Beach Park
Good for fishing
Ocean City Beach
Good for fishing
Peninsula State Park (Nicolet Bay Beach)
Good for fishing
Port Mahon
Good for fishing
Public Landing Beach
Good for fishing
Roaring Point Waterfront Park
Good for fishing
Slaughter Beach
Good for fishing
Smith Point Beach
Good for fishing
South Bowers Beach
Good for fishing
St. George Island
Good for fishing
Woodland Beach Wildlife Area
Good for fishing
Destin Beach
Good for fishing
Friendship Farm Park
Good for fishing
Jennings Randolph Lake — Shaw Beach
Good for fishing
Mayo Beach Park
Good for fishing
North Beach
Good for fishing
Boca Chica Beach
Good for fishing
Deal Island Wildlife Management Area
Good for fishing
Pass Christian Beach
Good for fishing
Biloxi Beach
Good for fishing
Gulf Shores Public Beach
Good for fishing
Gulfport Beach
Good for fishing
Navarre Beach
Good for fishing
Pensacola Beach
Good for fishing
Port Aransas Beach
Good for fishing
South Padre Island Beach
Good for fishing
Ventnor City
Good for fishing
Bay St. Louis Beach
Good for fishing
Mokuleia Beach Park
Good for fishing
Haleiwa Alii Beach Park
Good for fishing
Sunset Beach (Oahu)
Good for fishing
Waimea Bay Beach Park
Good for fishing
Cayucos State Beach
Good for fishing
Newport Beach
Good for fishing
Ocean Beach (San Diego)
Good for fishing
Half Moon Bay State Beach
Good for fishing
San Clemente State Beach
Good for fishing
San Onofre State Beach
Good for fishing
Pacific Beach
Good for fishing
Seal Beach
Fair for fishing
Ludington State Park
Fair for fishing
Sherwood Island State Park
Fair for fishing
Salisbury Beach State Reservation
Fair for fishing
Sandy Neck Beach Park
Fair for fishing
Solomons Island Riverwalk & Boat Ramp
Fair for fishing
Scarborough State Beach
Fair for fishing
Garden City Beach
Fair for fishing
Playland Beach
Fair for fishing
Ponquogue Beach
Fair for fishing
Anderson Park
Fair for fishing
Flying Point Park
Fair for fishing
Race Point Beach
Fair for fishing
Rocky Point Beach & Park
Fair for fishing
Virginia Beach Oceanfront
Fair for fishing
Assawoman State Wildlife Area
Fair for fishing
Avila Beach
Fair for fishing
Breezy Point Beach
Fair for fishing
Fortescue
Fair for fishing
Kitts Hummock Beach
Fair for fishing
Point Lookout State Park
Fair for fishing
Assateague State Park
Fair for fishing
Kiptopeke State Park
Fair for fishing
North Point State Park
Fair for fishing
Assateague Island National Seashore
Fair for fishing
Delaware Seashore State Park
Fair for fishing
Island Beach State Park
Fair for fishing
Smith Point County Park
Fair for fishing
Fire Island National Seashore — Watch Hill
Tough for fishing today
Indian River Inlet
Tough for fishing today
Anini Beach Park
Tough for fishing today
Long Beach (NY)
Tough for fishing today
Robert Moses State Park
Tough for fishing today
Manasquan
Tough for fishing today
Waikiki Beach
Tough for fishing today
Hanalei Bay
Tough for fishing today
Matagorda Beach
Tough for fishing today
Belmar
Tough for fishing today
Haulover Beach Park
Tough for fishing today
Myrtle Beach
Tough for fishing today
Sea Rim State Park
Tough for fishing today
Surfside Beach (SC)
Tough for fishing today
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
Tough for fishing today
Orange Beach
Tough for fishing today
Surfside Beach (TX)
Tough for fishing today
New Smyrna Beach
Tough for fishing today
Panama City Beach
Tough for fishing today
St. Augustine Beach
Tough for fishing today
Deerfield Beach
Tough for fishing today
East Beach (Galveston)
Tough for fishing today
Galveston Seawall
Tough for fishing today
Mexico Beach
Tough for fishing today
Pirates Beach
Tough for fishing today
Pompano Beach
Tough for fishing today
Cocoa Beach
Tough for fishing today
Crystal Beach (Bolivar Peninsula)
Tough for fishing today
St. Pete Beach
Tough for fishing today
Lake Worth Beach
Tough for fishing today
Grand Isle State Park
Tough for fishing today
St. Simons Island Beach
Tough for fishing today
Selkirk Shores State Park
Tough for fishing today
Cape Henlopen State Park
Tough for fishing today
Clearwater Beach
Tough for fishing today
Folly Beach
Tough for fishing today
Sanibel Island Beach
Tough for fishing today
Ditch Plains Beach
Tough for fishing today
Fort Myers Beach (Lynn Hall Memorial Park)
Tough for fishing today
Lewes Beach
Tough for fishing today
Port Crescent State Park
Tough for fishing today
Jones Beach State Park
Tough for fishing today
Barnegat Lighthouse State Park
Tough for fishing today
Brigantine
Tough for fishing today
Cape Canaveral Beach
Tough for fishing today
Daytona Beach
Tough for fishing today
Edgewater Beach (Cleveland)
Tough for fishing today
Hilton Head Island
Tough for fishing today
Jacksonville Beach
Tough for fishing today
Marco Island Beach
Tough for fishing today
Naples Beach
Tough for fishing today
Presque Isle State Park
Tough for fishing today
Salt Pond Beach Park
Tough for fishing today
Sebastian Inlet State Park
Tough for fishing today
Sims Park Beach (Euclid)
Tough for fishing today
Tybee Island Beach
Tough for fishing today