61st Street Fishing Pier

I like it because there’s toilets with running water, there’s a place to clean your fish with running water, shaded area to fish, convenience store, bait. A bit pricey but worth it to me.

This place is absolutely great ! If you’re looking for a quick one stop fishing trip look no further. I took my daughter here and we were very impressed. Rod and reel rentals, bait, and snacks are available. The pier area was clean and there were also seating available. The prices are very reasonable as well. If you’re looking for a relaxing quick get away give them a try.

This is our go-​to fishing spot when we visit Galveston. Many serious fisherpeople gather here, but the pier is large enough to accomodate everyone. Unlike other spots, the pier RENTS fishing poles, so tourists don’t have to bring their own, and I love that there is free readmission with the wristband. The pier is well lit at night, and the shop and bathrooms are nicer than I expected. It’s very family friendly, too. Just expect everything to be a bit grody and fishy smelling, of course.
Check out Bulldog’s Bait Shop if you are looking for live bait.

My husband called this establishment to inquire about their rules and regulations. We were told that it is the law to get a fishing license, which was fine. I found a Groupon for the place and in the FAQs portion someone asked them whether a license is required, and the establishment answered «no.» My husband called back for confirmation just in case the terms are different for Groupon purchases, and the bitchy phone receptionist went off on him and hung up.
Thanks for the help, lady, this is how you lose customers.

Love this place! The guys that work there are just super nice. They have a weird sense of humor but they mean no harm. They are always to down to help you with your fishing.
Admission is $ 10 person which is whenever you enter though 6am next day and you can leave and come back as long as you have your wristband.
Renting a fishing pole is $ 8.00 which is reasonable, they do hold your id with your $ 20 deposit, it all makes sense.
We caught a lot of fish. My girlfriend caught a huge sheepshead, bunch of mullets, catfish and I even caught a bonehead shark…
We had so much fun here, we love it here, we’ll be back next time we come to Galveston! Thank you so much for all your help!

i paid 2 dollars for my wife and 2 dollars for me to walk on the pier, but then they made me pay 2 dollars more for my 3 week old baby. Wow i said are you for real and they said yes.

Me and my Bf have been here twice, last year for my birthday and today. The place is pretty comfortable and the people are nice. $ 10 per person and you can stay til 6 am, you get a wristband so you can leave and then come back later if you want. Frozen bait is 5 or 6 bucks for shrimp or squid (I think they have other stuff but Idk the prices). They have restrooms on the first level and no you don’t have to pay for em. It’s a 24 hour pier and it’s well lit at night so I’d recommend it to anyone. We will definitely be back.

Went on a Thursday night with a group of about 10 people, mostly novices. Rico was very friendly and helpful showing us how to slice up the squid and bait it. We stayed for about 3 hours and everyone caught at least one fish. A couple people caught 4 – 5. None were very big but everyone had a good time. It was kind of confusing where you order food /​drinks but you’ll figure it out if you’re hungry /​thirsty enough.

Great place to fish. Love cheap pizza and that they have margaritas. Caught fish. Was even given a trout by a fisherman named Terry. Had grat time and excellent date fishing.

I can have a good time fishing anywhere regardless of what I catch, but this was just ridiculous. It was a Friday so I expected a crowd, but when I counted at the very least 75 poles on this little pier and at least another 50 people just watching on the pier I got a little irritated. Also there was a group of about 6 guys at the end of the pier that had well over 2 rods each, but they were friends with the guy working so he didn’t care. They were the rudest people I have ever met and pretty much monopolized the whole pier. They were blaring Mexican rap music and every time they hooked a fish, which was every 5 min, they would have everybody around them reel their lines in. So needless to say nobody else could even fish. They got tangled with my line while reeling in one of their fish and when I asked them to get my line untangled because it was a rented pole they just cut my line and left theirs alone. Then the staff tried to charge me 2.50 for a broke line… That was the last straw. I will never go back under any circumstance and strongly urge anyone who reads this to try another pier. 42 dollars for 2 rods and bait and it was the worst experience ever. Needs to be some major changes, it’s obviously all about the money to these people.

Great place family friendly. Enjoy bringing the family out here just about every other weekend it’s always a sure catch at 61^st. It’s great having the convenience store on pier it just makes the fishing trip much easier and stress free. 61^st will always have my buisness.

Maybe you should make this change acknowledged by the workers as they were constantly charging us every time we would try to go to the restroom as I previously stated people our better off finding a better spot it will be less stressful dealing with these people

Really enjoy fishing here– You pay $ 10 for an adult rate and can stay on their pier fishing until 6am the next morning. They give you a wristband so if you leave you can get back in. you have to pay a $ 20 deposit per pole if you rent one from them– cash only no credit cards and you must have a valid ID.
Its fun to fish here early in the morning or late in the evening…
Never had any problems with being over charged, never had to pay extra to use the restroom as others have stated.
Great view, very relaxing, lots of fish to catch!

Really good time out there. You pay $ 10 for an adult rate and can stay on their pier fishing until 6am the next morning. You cannot bring beer in, but they have them for like $ 3 a can. They have pretty clean bathrooms for you to use. So many nice people fishing on that pier that were very helpful. People were catching sharks, catfish, and whitings etc.

Just wanted to try a new spot to uncover a horrible spot. Rude workers. Expensive price just to fish on their pier so we decided to leave, one person wanted to use the restroom and they said it’d cost us $ 2! False advertisement about pricing too. Never coming back here.

This pier is great for catching fish. Lots of fish. Bait is 5 for squid, 5 for shrimp. The people are very nice and I had alot of fun here with my dad