Indian River Lagoon Weather Forecast

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Rio Sirju
Rio S.
Satellite Beach, Florida
Reported 4 months ago
Fishing has been steady on the space coast! We're seeing catches of good whiting, bluefish and pompano. Some bigger black drum have showed up and they always make for a great fight. Sharks are present and fun for the whole family! Happy fishing
Rio Sirju
Rio S. Satellite Beach, Florida Reported 4 months ago
Fishing has been steady on the space coast! We're seeing catches of good whiting, bluefish and pompano. Some bigger black drum have showed up and they always make for a great fight. Sharks are present and fun for the whole family! Happy fishing
Fishing in Melbourne Beach, Florida
Fishing in Melbourne Beach, Florida
Fishing in Melbourne Beach, Florida
Fishing in Melbourne Beach, Florida
Fishing in Melbourne Beach, Florida
Fishing in Melbourne Beach, Florida
Fishing in Melbourne Beach, Florida
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Kenny Krause
Kenny K.
Melbourne, Florida
Reported 4 months ago
Redfishing has been great, Sheepshead a close second. There's been some scattered Black Drum and Trout action as well. On the warmer days we've started to see some juvenile Snook and Tarpon even!
Kenny Krause
Kenny K. Melbourne, Florida Reported 4 months ago
Redfishing has been great, Sheepshead a close second. There's been some scattered Black Drum and Trout action as well. On the warmer days we've started to see some juvenile Snook and Tarpon even!
Fishing in Melbourne, Florida
Fishing in Melbourne, Florida
Fishing in Melbourne, Florida
Fishing in Melbourne, Florida
Fishing in Melbourne, Florida
Fishing in Melbourne, Florida
Fishing in Melbourne, Florida
Fishing in Melbourne, Florida
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Tim Wake
Tim W.
Vero Beach, Florida
Reported 4 months ago
Biggest sheepshead ever put on the boat today! Almost 12lbs!
Tim Wake
Tim W. Vero Beach, Florida Reported 4 months ago
Biggest sheepshead ever put on the boat today! Almost 12lbs!
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Tim Wake
Tim W.
Vero Beach, Florida
Reported 4 months ago
No Goliaths. But a good day and a huge sheepshead!
Tim Wake
Tim W. Vero Beach, Florida Reported 4 months ago
No Goliaths. But a good day and a huge sheepshead!
Fishing in Vero Beach, Florida
Fishing in Vero Beach, Florida
Fishing in Vero Beach, Florida
Fishing in Vero Beach, Florida
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Jeremy Farlow
Jeremy F.
Fort Pierce, Florida
Reported 5 months ago
Sheepshead bite has been on fire. A few permit and pompano in the mix as well. There's cold water on the bottom in 50+ so staying on the beach has been key. Inshore, not much to talk about until the water warms up. The temp today was 65 in the river, with a few snook starting to chew again
Jeremy Farlow
Jeremy F. Fort Pierce, Florida Reported 5 months ago
Sheepshead bite has been on fire. A few permit and pompano in the mix as well. There's cold water on the bottom in 50+ so staying on the beach has been key. Inshore, not much to talk about until the water warms up. The temp today was 65 in the river, with a few snook starting to chew again
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Kenny Krause
Kenny K.
Melbourne, Florida
Reported 5 months ago
The fishing has been good to excellent on the Indian and Banana River Lagoons near Melbourne, FL. What I mean by that is, we have had very cold weather, especially in the mornings and on the back side of cold fronts. The cold weather slows the bite way down. On warmer, sunnier days, and especially in the afternoon, fishing can be excellent. It looks like our little section of the lagoons from Cocoa Beach to Grant has been mostly (but not all, some tarpon and snook died in shallow sections) spared from the fish kill 🙏. Sheepshead fishing has been...
Kenny Krause
Kenny K. Melbourne, Florida Reported 5 months ago
The fishing has been good to excellent on the Indian and Banana River Lagoons near Melbourne, FL. What I mean by that is, we have had very cold weather, especially in the mornings and on the back side of cold fronts. The cold weather slows the bite way down. On warmer, sunnier days, and especially in the afternoon, fishing can be excellent. It looks like our little section of the lagoons from Cocoa Beach to Grant has been mostly (but not all, some tarpon and snook died in shallow sections) spared from the fish kill 🙏. Sheepshead fishing has been the most consistent, with Redfish a close second on the cold days. Black Drum, Seatrout, and Mangrove Snappers are also around in the warmer days.
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Keith Grandchamp
Keith G.
Jensen Beach, Florida
Reported 5 months ago
Sheepshead and Spanish Makerel have been thick nearshore on nice days
Keith Grandchamp
Keith G. Jensen Beach, Florida Reported 5 months ago
Sheepshead and Spanish Makerel have been thick nearshore on nice days
Fishing in Jensen Beach, Florida
Fishing in Jensen Beach, Florida
Fishing in Jensen Beach, Florida
Fishing in Jensen Beach, Florida
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Phil Pegley
Phil P.
Ruskin, Florida
Reported 5 months ago
January fishing in Tampa Bay
Fishing between cold fronts has really been excellent
As the front approach, the in shore bite goes from normal to red hot there's been a solid red fish bite, especially on the afternoon high tides
And when the north wind. Pushes the morning, low tides, even lower than they are forecasted to be set up for some excellent site fishing as it comes back in good numbers on cobia this year and. The numbers of coastal sharks and bull sharks are strong as usual
The big temp drop we're having this week will trigger a...
Phil Pegley
Phil P. Ruskin, Florida Reported 5 months ago
January fishing in Tampa Bay
Fishing between cold fronts has really been excellent
As the front approach, the in shore bite goes from normal to red hot there's been a solid red fish bite, especially on the afternoon high tides
And when the north wind. Pushes the morning, low tides, even lower than they are forecasted to be set up for some excellent site fishing as it comes back in good numbers on cobia this year and. The numbers of coastal sharks and bull sharks are strong as usual
The big temp drop we're having this week will trigger a
Sheepshead spawn that should last through the month of February and as the moon's approach the mangrove snapper will be a welcome addition to the Sheepshead bite
Fishing in Ruskin, Florida
Fishing in Ruskin, Florida
Fishing in Ruskin, Florida
Fishing in Ruskin, Florida
Fishing in Ruskin, Florida
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Rio Sirju
Rio S.
Satellite Beach, Florida
Reported 5 months ago
Been some good fishing in the surf and off the jetties
Rio Sirju
Rio S. Satellite Beach, Florida Reported 5 months ago
Been some good fishing in the surf and off the jetties
Fishing in Melbourne Beach, Florida
Fishing in Melbourne Beach, Florida
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Brad Curtsinger
Brad C.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Reported 5 months ago
Here is the report Winters here that means waters clear which makes for great sight casting our backcountry is really good right now plenty of redfish,black drum and trout around in shallow crystal clear waters also big bull shark 🦈 are here all winter and great clear water casting opportunities for these big beast all winter thanks for reading captain Brad
Brad Curtsinger
Brad C. New Smyrna Beach, Florida Reported 5 months ago
Here is the report Winters here that means waters clear which makes for great sight casting our backcountry is really good right now plenty of redfish,black drum and trout around in shallow crystal clear waters also big bull shark 🦈 are here all winter and great clear water casting opportunities for these big beast all winter thanks for reading captain Brad
Fishing in New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Fishing in New Smyrna Beach, Florida
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