The Naples Pier, destroyed by Hurricane Ian in 2022, is not fishable right now. It’s under active reconstruction, with the city posting dated construction updates rather than a firm reopening date. Two other spots are working alternatives in the meantime: Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park in Naples and Caxambas Park on Marco Island.
The city’s own Naples Pier Rebuild Project has moved through federal permitting and funding milestones over the past year: the Army Corps of Engineers issued final permit approval in October 2025, and FEMA obligated funding for the rebuild in December 2025. Construction has since progressed on the ground. In June 2026, the contractor began assembling and installing a trestle on the south side of the pier so work can continue even when barges have to shelter from weather, and completed the first concrete pour for the pier’s support pilings later that month. The city has kept beach access open around the site with pedestrian bypasses at the Broad Avenue South and 13th Avenue South beach ends, restrooms included. No completion date beyond these construction milestones is stated. Don’t plan a trip around fishing from the Naples Pier itself until the city confirms it has reopened; check the city’s rebuild project page for the current status before you go.
North of the pier, Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park is a working alternative. Like most Florida state parks, it’s open 8 a.m. to sunset daily. Fishing is allowed from a vessel in the Gulf, in Water Turkey Bay and in the Cocohatchee River, except within 200 feet of the park’s Gulf beach, and shore anglers can fish along Wiggins Pass itself or wade-fish in Water Turkey Bay. All catches still have to meet standard state size, bag and season rules. Confirm current admission fees on the park’s own hours-and-fees page before you go, since specific pricing wasn’t listed on the page fetched for this guide.
On Marco Island, Caxambas Park’s boat ramp reopened February 15, 2025 after hurricane-related repairs, and now operates sunrise to sunset at 909 Collier Court. The park’s Ship Store runs a soft-opening schedule from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. with limited stock, expanding to 5 p.m. once fully staffed. This is a boat-launch and pier combination working the Ten Thousand Islands current, good for snook, redfish and mangrove snapper.
The Naples Pier rebuild has been a multi-year project, and construction milestones like a trestle installation or a concrete pour don’t mean fishing access has resumed. Treat every update on the city’s rebuild page as a construction status, not an invitation to walk out and cast, until the page explicitly says the pier itself has reopened to the public. If you’re planning a Naples trip around pier fishing specifically, calling the city’s parks and recreation department ahead of time is a better bet than assuming a construction photo means access.
Snook and redfish are realistic from the pass at Delnor-Wiggins and from Caxambas Park’s pier, with mangrove snapper the dependable fallback around any pilings at either spot. Our snook and redfish guides cover tackle and technique for both, and our shore and pier fishing guide tracks status changes across the region, including whenever the Naples Pier itself reopens.
A multi-year rebuild like this one means status can change between one visit and the next, faster than a guide like this can track it in real time. Treat everything above as a snapshot rather than a permanent answer, and lean on Delnor-Wiggins Pass and Caxambas Park as the reliable options while the Naples Pier itself works through construction.
A Florida saltwater fishing license is required at all three locations. See our fishing license guide for exemptions and the regulations page for current season and size limits before deciding what to keep.