Crabbing is also popular from this Atlantic Ocean pier, where crab cages and bait are available. Open April through October, there's a small fee to fish and an even smaller fee just to watch. Lynnhaven Inlet Fishing Pier 2350 Starfish Rd. Look for spot and croaker early in the season, then cast for flounder, speckled trout and puppy drum. There's a small fee to fish or watch, and equipment is available for rent.
Fishing is a great way to spend a day together.
Beginning in mid-June, you might reel in a cobia of 40 pounds or more. It's also the best time to catch the biggest gray trout. From this pier it's possible to snag a big bluefish, along with a plethora of other choppers that come close to the Atlantic Ocean shoreline. A favorite summer hangout for Sandbridge visitors, there's a small fee to park as well as to fish from April through October. This gorgeous park is located in Suffolk, but owned and operated by the city of Portsmouth.