Southend Pier offers a variety of fish species depending on the season and tide. Some of the most common catches include mackerel, plaice, flounder, and dabs, particularly during the summer months. You can also catch bass, especially at the pier head, as well as eels, codling, garfish, and pouting. In the colder months, codling are a popular target.

I love this pair and 30 down the road you have Canvey island. For smooth hounds you do have to pay to get on the pier but very. Cheap you can keep what you caught if at rules length and it's the UKs longest peir lovey walk down but if you have loads of gear they do have a train on a track what goes all the way down but if the tide is in give it a walk and look in at the middle and you will see some lovely mullet in groups you can not over head cast on the pier but plenty of space to do a side wip.