I dont know why people say Seagull is crap, its not hard at all to catch fish at Seagull.. If you use shit bait (i.e, squid, cutbait, ETC) you're going to catch Skates in between the other stuff..

Those striper along the pylons are easily caught with a couple differnt lures.. Rattle Traps, Mirror Lures, Gotcha Plugs all brin gthem in with ease.. Live eel works real well, even cut eel works pretty good..

What are you primarily fishing for? Each pier around here has its own good and bad..

Lynhaven - Mainly a Croaker/Spot pier, with Blues, Puppy Drum, Roundhead, Flounder, the occasional Striper and the occasional Black Sea Bass..

Seagull - Blues, Croaker, Spot, Striper, Shark, Summer time is pretty good Spade fishing out there along the pylons, Flounder, The last month or so Tog have been running out there.. Cobia is not common, but occasionally catched, Black Drum, occasional Speckled Trout..

OVP - Croaker, Spots, Speckled Trout and Striper in along the jetty, Flounder, occasional Grey trout, has seen come Cobia last year..

Ive personally never fished Virginia Beach Pier or Little Island pier, but both can catch a wide varity of species..

Fishing at the Lynhaven inlet is still aloud, Around Duck inn and the likes..

Seagull uring the summer months is about your best bet to catch fish, if you must fish from a pier, just depending on conditions..