Click on the following thumbnails to get an idea of what to expect when you fish on the Florida Space Coast near Orlando. The activity runs the gamut from fishing and wildlife to rocket launches from Cape Canaveral. You never know what surprise may be in store for you on your visit to the beautiful waters of the Indian River Lagoon.
Black Drum
Click on the thumbnails to see a larger picture of the nearly 40 pound black drum and 8 pound redfish!
Lairn with an
Oversized Red
An Angler can keep one
Red between 18 and 27 inches
His dad Tom admires a nice flounder
Red Fish
Common to 20 Pounds
Record
51 lbs 8 oz.
Nice Trout
Bluefish
Average Catch
2 to 4 lbs.
Record 22 lbs.
Twin Fisherwomen
Triple Tail
for one,
Sheepshead for the other
Average Catch
5 to 10 lbs.
Record 51 lbs. 8 oz.
Sometimes
you get something you were not after, like this stingray caught by Judi (she
also caught two horseshoe crabs?)Spotted Sea Trout
Average Catch
2 to 4 lbs.
Record 15 lbs. 6 oz.
Shuttle Launch
If your timing is right, these shuttle launches from the water are breath taking!
Manatees roam the waters of the lagoon
Flounder
Average Catch
1 to 2 lbs.
Black Drum
Average Catch
1 to 2 lbs.
Record 93 lbs.
Pompano
Spade Fish
Average Catch
less than 2 lbs.
Triple Tail
Average Catch
3 to 8 lbs.
Record? BIG!
Sheepshead
Average Catch
1 to 2 lbs.
Record 15 lbs. 2 oz.
Snook
Average Catch
5 to 8 lbs.
Record 44 lbs. 3 oz.
Tarpon
Average Tarpon catch in the rivers is 5 to 10 lbs. In the Atlantic they run much larger. The Florida Record for Tarpon is 243 lbs.
Jack Crevalle
Average Catch
2 to 6 lbs.
Record 51 lbs.
Sunrise
Slot size reds
Snappers
come in many varieties. The average catch is from 1/2 to 2 pounds
Another Nice
Red
Sea Trout may be kept when they are over 15 and less than 20 in.
There is also good bass fishing in the area as evidenced by this nice specimen caught by Karl
Plan two days for fishing, and within one hour of each other, saltwater and freshwater fishing can be enjoyed!