Buckroe Fishing Pier to Open

The Buckroe Beach Fishing Pier is about to open next weekend (March 27) for the 2010 season, a sure sign of spring!

The pier, a Hampton tradition for generations, was destroyed by Hurricane Isabel in 2003. The new 709-foot pier opened in 2009 with much fanfare. It has restrooms, snack bar and bait shop, two shelters and fish cleaning stations.

The pier is open 24 hours every day, through the end of December.

All required fishing licensing has been purchased by the pier, but if you do have a current Virginia Salt Water Fishing License, you will receive $2 off the adult admission, $10 off the monthly pass and $25 off of the yearly pass.


Here’s the fishing tournament schedule for this year (fees are in addition to the pier admission fee):

Cobia Tournament - $25/person
Ongoing – 12 a.m. Saturday, May 29 to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, August 29

Flounder Tournament - $15/person
Ongoing – 12 a.m. Saturday, May 29 to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, August 29

(The Cobia and Flounder tournaments run simultaneously)

Striper Tournament - $20/person
Runs 7 a.m. Friday, Nov. 26 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28

Kids Fishing Night
1st and 3rd Wednesdays in June, July and August, 6-9 p.m.
Ages 12 and under get in half price and there will be give-aways, fishing tips and demonstrations.


Admission fees:

Adult $8, senior (62-plus) $6, children (10 and under) $6, non-fishing visitors with fishermen $4, sightseeing adults $1, sightseeing child .50, monthly pass $60, seasonal pass (April –October) $250

For more info and tournament registration, call 757-727-1486, email or visit online.

Watch a video of the pier’s grand opening in May 2009