Merry Pier

We loved our Shell Key Shuttle experience!! Check in was breezy and all the staff were super knowledgeable about weather, obviously the boating, and all the nature/wildlife on the preserve!! They offer umbrellas and masks which was a great addition as well. I wish we could’ve gone every day of our vacation!!

This was my second sunset tour with this group. Wonderful experience, great value, and can't beat the views. Our tour yesterday evening enjoyed seeing several dolphins in the bay, as well. Captains were both professional and kind.

This is a great little place! We were unable to get here before 4:30, and the shop closes at 5:30. They got us a pole and bait to rent for that hour, and were kind and helpful about doing that so close to their closing time. We were visiting from out of town and this was the only opportunity for fishing, so we were extremely grateful. We didn't see an end time on the website, or we might not have tried to get here in the first place. But I'm glad we made the trek (1 1/2 hours). The last boat had also just came in, and they were getting the caught fish ready for the people who caught them. That was well organized and fun to watch. They feed the left over fish parts to the eagerly awaiting pelicans, I'm sharing a video. So fun, less waste and happy pelicans and people. Highly recommend this place if you want to fish and need to rent a pole, or can go out on the boat. Wonderful people work here! And they have a super nice dog too!

Cute little pier with benches to watch fishermen and look at the views. We waited here for our shuttle out to shell key. Inside you can book fishing tours, and they have snacks and drinks, a few souvenirs, and they sell from what I assume is a local crochet lady. I bought a squid and a clam.

Took my niece and nephew to Merry Pier yesterday morning, rented 3 fishing poles and got a few buckets of live shrimp and caught 32 fish in 2 hours, which included 4 different species. Nothing too big to brag about, but the kids had a great time. We even had a hungry pelican come over scrounging for a free meal and we obliged him. The pier didn't have a large crowd so there was ample room to fish. The gentleman in the store was really friendly and provided us with a few tips on how to fish using the live shrimp. Over all, a wonderful experience. Will return again.