Only about half of the Phase II pier is left. Three lights are left, but only two work. The rest of the pier is piled on the HEB beach. The Phase I pier is in shambles. Three lights work, but there is no way to get to them. That seems like a waste of energy! The end of the south breakwater is worse than it was and continuing to unravel. The whalers are failing and that lets the whole thing go. Two of the high dollar light fixtures still remain in place on the Phase I pier. Two are missing. Those were mounted with carriage bolts and, in the past, have been removed when a large storm threatened. I guess no one gave the directive to removed them this time.
Rebuilding a new and bigger pier in conjunction with Phase II may take a while. First a permit from the GLO must be obtained and that takes a while. Their board meets only a few times a year to review applications. After that is accomplished, an owners' meeting must be called to authorize the project, according to the Phase I declaration. Whatever the path, it will be a while until pier fishing is again an option.