Outer Banks Fishing Piers

What’s not to love about a fishing pier? They’re simply one of the best features of a coastal area. Walking out beyond the breakers and seeing the backs of the crashing waves is special in itself, but it’s direct access to the deep-water fishing grounds that makes them so popular. Outer Banks fishing piers – seven in total – offer spectacular Atlantic Ocean fishing all year round. Five of the Outer Banks piers are located in the central Outer Banks – one in Kitty Hawk, one in Kill Devil Hills and three in Nags Head. The other two Outer Banks piers are on Hatteras Island – one in Rodanthe and the other in Avon. All but one of the Outer Banks piers are of the nostalgic, wooden variety, with spaces between the warped, weathered boards where you can see the ocean swells below your feet. Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head, the only pier open year round,  is a modern concrete pier that some anglers love and some fishing pier purists avoid. At most of the piers you can find a bait and tackle shop offering the supplies, advice and snacks you’ll need for a successful catch. Some the pier houses even rent rods and reels. Species you might catch on an Outer Banks fishing pier, depending on the season, include spot, pompano, sea mullet, croaker, flounder, bluefish, gray or speckled trout, striped bass, red drum, cobia or king mackerel.

More Than Fishing at Outer Banks Piers

A trend at Outer Banks piers is to offer secondary activities like a bar, restaurant, live entertainment or event space – and it has proved to be an extremely successful move. At several of the local piers you can enjoy food and drinks, live music and arcade games. A couple of the piers have event space for gatherings and weddings. And, by their nature, Outer Banks piers attract surfers and beachgoers as well.

Outer Banks Fishing by Area

Corolla | Duck & Southern Shores | Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills & Nags Head
Roanoke Island & Manteo | Hatteras Island | Ocracoke Island

Outer Banks Fishing by Category

Fishing Unlimited

Outer Banks Piers
7665 S. Virginia Dare Trail, Nags Head/Manteo Causeway, Nags Head
(252) 441-5028

Fishing Unlimited has everything you need for a great fishing trip on the sound – boat rentals, rods and reel rentals, bait and tackle and ice. If you're looking to catch fresh crabs, come try it here; they have the gear to rent or buy, plus a crabbing pier. The boats they rent are 23-foot or 26-foot pontoon boats, and they'll tell you everything you...read more

Fishing Unlimited has everything you need for a great fishing trip on the sound –...read more

Jennette's Pier

Outer Banks Piers
7223 S. Virginia Dare Trail, The Beach Road, MP 16.5, Nags Head
(252) 255-1501

In 2021 Jennette’s Pier celebrates its 10-year anniversary since reopening in 2011 as part of the North Carolina Aquariums division. Known as “the place to be” in Nags Head during the summer season, anglers catch a wide variety of fish while sightseers can watch brown pelicans overhead and bottlenose dolphins swimming in the sea.

The pier is surrounded by wide, clean public beaches, free parking...read more

In 2021 Jennette’s Pier celebrates its 10-year anniversary since reopening in 2011 as part of...read more