Fishing in Cocoa Beach

Most of you know Cocoa Beach is a top central Florida vacation destination. With warm weather nearly year round and beautiful palm tree lined beaches Cocoa Beach is one of the most desirable stops on any Florida vacation. But there is more than the everyday tourist activities for visitors to enjoy, there is also some great fishing in Cocoa Beach.

Cocoa Beach fishing can spice up any average vacation with some fun and excitement out on the water. And if you are with an experienced and knowledgeable Cocoa Beach fishing guide like Captain Jim your chances of catching a large fish go way up.

Cocoa Beach fishing can be a great experience for the kids too. The waters are mostly calm so the kids can go fishing in a nice safe environment. They can often catch large redfish or trout that they will talk about all the way back home and long after your Cocoa Beach fishing trip has concluded. Not to mention the adults on board, you too will take some great fishing memories and pictures home to talk about until you come back for some more Cocoa Beach fishing. And if you are an amateur angler? No worries because Captain Jim is a very friendly fishing guide and does not mind helping you one single bit. And if you are an experienced or professional angler then you can expect Captain Jim to put you on the fish and stay out of your way.

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The waters of Cocoa Beach are teeming with an assortment of nice gamefish that include species such as redfish, snook, tarpon, and speckled trout.

Indian River Lagoon Fishing

A day of fishing for a father and son is a great thing. Teach your kids to fish and they will have a good clean activity they can enjoy the rest of their lives.

Most Cocoa Beach fishing guides fish in what is called the Indian River Lagoon. The Indian River Lagoon is actually a body of saltwater that is part of the intra-coastal waterway that stretches from south Florida up to Maine. The Indian River Lagoon covers quite a bit more area than just the Cocoa Beach area. The Lagoon also reaches north to the Titusville fishing grounds and south to Vero Beach fishing grounds including the Sebastian Inlet area.

The Cocoa Beach guides and other fishing guides of the Indian River Lagoon fish in as little as 12 inches of water at times and actually have the boats that can safely venture into these shallow fishing grounds. Sometimes this is where the biggest fish of the day may hide out.

Indian River Lagoon Facts

• Redfish, Tarpon, Trout, Snook are the four main species of gamefish.
• The Indian River Lagoon is said to contain over 685 different species of fish.
• The Lagoon has a 3 feet average depth.
• The Indian River Lagoon has 36 rare and endangered animal species.
• Indian River Lagoon where freshwater from the land and saltwater from the ocean mixes.
• There are over 310 species of birds in the Indian River Lagoon.
• The Indian River Lagoon also boasts over 4000 plant and animal species total.
• Indian River Lagoon is 156 miles in length and Cocoa Beach, Titusville, Palm Bay, Melbourne, Vero Beach, Sebastian, Fort Pierce all border the Lagoon.

Indian River Lagoon Inlets

The Indian River Lagoon has Port Canaveral in the Cocoa Beach area and five other inlets that provide access to the Atlantic Ocean.

1. Port Canaveral
2. Fort Pierce Inlet
3. Jupiter Inlet
4. Ponce De Leon Inlet
5. Sebastain Inlet
6. St. Lucie Inlet