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Cape Canaveral, or Cabo Canaveral as named by Ponce de Leon, has some of the most productive fishing grounds on the east coast. With excellent inshore spots in the Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River, the area is known as the Redfish Capital of the World. From the many reefs near the beach to the Gulf Stream, Cape Canaveral offers outstanding bottom fishing and trolling opportunities.
Fishing the inshore waters around Cape Canaveral provides excellent Redfish fishing year round. Schools of over 100 fish are commonly found. There are also Black Drum, Bluefish, Cobia, Flounder, Sheepshead, and many other species of fish found in the Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River .
Nearshore fishing Cape Canaveral on the many reefs, wrecks, and ledges offers excellent Barracuda , Jacks, Red Snapper, Mutton Snapper, King Mackerel, Sharks, and many species of Grouper. With many reefs within sight of land, you don’t have to go far to get a bite.
Offshore fishing Cape Canaveral can produce Blackfin, Bonito, and Yellowfin Tuna. Dolphin (Mahi-mahi) are found year round. Blue Marlin can be caught most of the year, but late Spring and Summer months are best. There is also lots of Sailfish and Wahoo in the waters during the Winter.
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There is a 18.3% catch rate for Bluegill, based on 3525 Bluegill counted.
ENLARGE CAPE CANAVERAL BLUEGILL COUNTS CHART
There is a 11.24% catch rate for Spotted Seatrout, based on 2165 Spotted Seatrout counted.
ENLARGE CAPE CANAVERAL SPOTTED SEATROUT COUNTS CHART
There is a 8.32% catch rate for Crevalle Jack, based on 1603 Crevalle Jack counted.
ENLARGE CAPE CANAVERAL CREVALLE JACK COUNTS CHART
There is a 7.32% catch rate for Pinfish, based on 1410 Pinfish counted.
ENLARGE CAPE CANAVERAL PINFISH COUNTS CHART
There is a 7.13% catch rate for Bluefish, based on 1373 Bluefish counted.
ENLARGE CAPE CANAVERAL BLUEFISH COUNTS CHART
There is a 4.03% catch rate for Striped Mullet, based on 776 Striped Mullet counted.
ENLARGE CAPE CANAVERAL STRIPED MULLET COUNTS CHART
There is a 3.95% catch rate for Sheepshead, based on 761 Sheepshead counted.
ENLARGE CAPE CANAVERAL SHEEPSHEAD COUNTS CHART
There is a 3.83% catch rate for Hardhead Catfish, based on 738 Hardhead Catfish counted.
ENLARGE CAPE CANAVERAL HARDHEAD CATFISH COUNTS CHART
There is a 3.69% catch rate for Gray Snapper, based on 711 Gray Snapper counted.
ENLARGE CAPE CANAVERAL GRAY SNAPPER COUNTS CHART
There is a 3.4% catch rate for White Mullet, based on 654 White Mullet counted.
ENLARGE CAPE CANAVERAL WHITE MULLET COUNTS CHART
*** PLEASE NOTE *** Please check local, state/province, and federal laws before fishing for any species found on this site. All data is based on historical data found for this area, and in some cases as far back as the year 1600.
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The Top 10 Fishing Spots for Cape Canaveral are the following:
8A REEF The 8A Reef is in 70-80 feet of water located approximately 14 miles from Port Canaveral. The reef has many residents including Lobster, Grouper, Snapper, Sea Bass, and Lio
HETZEL SHOAL LEDGE 28.60195 -80.3995166666667
Capt Harolds Ledge Capt Harolds Ledge
Thousand Island Ledge Good ledge for snapper.
Canaveral Ledge Good ledge for snapper and sometimes grouper.
wreck-1755 Attributes vesslterms feature_type Wrecks - Submerged, dangerous chart US,US,graph,H-11531 latdec 28.397107 londec -80.5348233 depth 9.4 sounding_type history quasou least dep
The Bull Ledge The Bull Ledge
SCALLOP KING WRECK 28.4253333333333 -80.302
SCALLOP BOAT WRECK 28.175 -80.5435
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