Fishing & Boating in Space Coast

No shortage of opportunities to reel one in!

Florida’s Space Coast offers many boating and fishing opportunities. Access to the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian River Lagoon and the Intracoastal Waterway opens up a boaters’ paradise, and fishermen will find plenty of bodies of water to cast their lines in while visiting. Saltwater and freshwater fishing provide a wide range of fishing experiences and expectations that no matter what season it is, something is biting somewhere.

Florida’s Space Coast offers great fishing year round – from Mosquito Lagoon south to Sebastian Inlet.  Some of the distinctions the area has earned include:

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Fishing Charter at Port Canaveral
  • Space Coast has more than 500 species of fish.
  • Mosquito Lagoon is known as the redfish capital of the world.
  • Stick Marsh/Farm 13 is one of the top largemouth bass fisheries in the U.S.
  • The largest Tripletail in the IGFA Record Books was caught off Canaveral.
  • Space Coast is the northernmost boundary on the East Coast for snook.
  • Space Coast has some of the largest spotted seatrout around.
  • Port Canaveral has great surf fishing or pier fishing from Jetty Park
  • Cocoa Beach’s Thousand Islands area is lively with ladyfish, snook and trout
  • Bass Pro Shops in Palm Bay has all the gear needed to enjoy a successful day of fishing
  • Sebastian Fishing Museum has artifacts from fishing families involved in early commercial fishing
  • Go to the Sebastian Inlet where snook, Spanish mackerel and redfish bite
  • Many charters are available for salt and freshwater fishing