Bait & Bridge

The heart-of-the-beach landmark that first opened in 1936 as the original Sunny Isles Pier, then took years of hurricane damage — most of it delivered by Wilma in 2005 — before the old wooden structure was demolished in 2012. The current 776-foot concrete pier reopened in 2013 with hurricane-rated construction, rod holders spaced along the rails, fish-cleaning stations, and line-recycling bins. A bait-and-tackle shop and the casual Beach Bar sit at the pier's landward end beside the Newport Beachside Resort. Local anglers work the deeper T-end for snook, Spanish mackerel, and pompano; sunrise on an outgoing tide is the sweet spot.

Robbie's Marina classic where you can hand-feed massive tarpon off the dock, then wander the quirky shops and vendor stands.

One of the iconic Middle Keys bridge-fishing stops, with dedicated platforms and moving water that draws bait and predators.

Sister stop to Channel 2, where the Keys narrow around fast tidal flow and bridge anglers work the catwalks.

Big-water bridge stop with accessible platforms near Long Key, known for the volume of tide and fish moving underneath.

Dockside bait-and-seafood shop at the 15th Street fishery, stocked for anglers heading toward Boot Key Harbor or the Seven Mile Bridge.

The quintessential bridge stop: walk the restored Old Seven Mile Bridge toward Pigeon Key, the former railroad work camp beneath Henry Flagler's Overseas Railway.