Discover Hampton Roads Fishing

Ocean View Pier At 400 W. Ocean View Ave., the pier is 1,690 feet long. Admission: $8; $6 for children 10 and younger and seniors. The pier, open 24 hours a day, has a restaurant, an arcade and a tackle shop. Live entertainment on Friday and Saturday evenings. The facility's new head boat has trips twice a day. (757) 583-6000

Lynnhaven Pier Located at 2350 Starfish Road, the pier is 1,380 feet long. It is open 24 hours a day, and admission is $8; $6 for children 6 to 11. The pier has a bait-and-tackle shop with rod-and-reel rentals, and there is a snack bar. (757) 481-7071

Virginia Beach Fishing Pier Located at 15th Street at the Oceanfront, the approximately 1,000-foot-long pier is open 24 hours a day. Admission is $8 for adults and $4 for children 11 and younger. The pier has a bait-and-tackle shop with rod-and-reel rentals, and there is a snack bar and restaurant. (757) 428-2333

Little Island Park Pier Located at 3750 South Sandpiper Road, the 440-foot pier is open from 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Admission is $6, plus $1 parking for residents and $3 for nonresidents, or $20 for a weekly pass or $100 for a yearly pass. No bait and tackle or rental facilities, but the park has vending machines with bait and snacks. (757) 426-7200

Sea Gull Pier Located at the first island of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, the 625-foot pier is open 24 hours a day. Admission is the $12 it costs to cross the span. There is a small bait-and-tackle shop and a restaurant that is open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. (757) 464-4611

Avalon Fishing Pier Located at Milepost 6 in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., the 700-foot pier is open from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. Admission is $10 for adults; $5 for children 12 and younger. A three-day pass is $25. There is a bait and tackle shop with rod-and-reel rental, along with a snack bar and restaurant. (252) 441-5141

Nags Head Fishing Pier Located at Milepost 12, the 750-foot pier is open 24 hours a day. Admission is $10 for adults; $5 for children younger than 12. A three-day pass is $27. There's a bait and tackle shop with rod-and-reel rental, and a snack bar and restaurant. (252) 441-5141

Outer Banks Fishing Pier Located at Milepost 181/2 in South Nags Head, the 650-foot pier is open 24 hours a day. Admission is $9 for adults or $25 for a three-day pass and $48 for a weekly pass. Admission is $8 for senior citizens, $4.50 for children from 6 to 12 and free for those younger than 6. There's a bait-and-tackle shop with rod-and-reel rental and a restaurant. (252) 441-5740

Avon Fishing Pier Located in Hatteras, the 750-foot pier is open from 6 a.m. to midnight. Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors and $6 for children 12 and younger. There is a $60 weekly pass for adults. There's a bait-and-tackle shop with rod-and-reel rental and a snack bar and restaurant. (252) 995-5480

Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier Located in Frisco and commonly referred to as the Frisco Pier, the 450-foot pier is open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Admission is $9 for adults; $5 for children 6-12. There is a bait-and-tackle shop with rod-and-reel rental and a snack bar. (252) 986-2533

Rodanthe Fishing Pier Located in Rodanthe on Hatteras Island, the 850-foot pier is open from 7 a.m. to midnight. Admission is $10 a day; $5.75 for children younger than 12. A weekly pass is $59. There is a bait and tackle shop with rod-and-reel rental, along with a snack bar. (252) 987-2323

James River Pier Part of the old James River Bridge located at the north end of the new James River Bridge in Newport News, the three-fourths-of-a-mile pier is open 24 hours a day. Admission is $8.50 for adults; $6.50 for senior citizens and children younger than 12. The pier has a bait and tackle shop with rod-and-reel rentals. (757) 247-0364

- Lee Tolliver

Read Lee Tolliver's fishing report each Thursday in The Virginian-Pilot and his blog at pilotonline.com.