Fishing Guides

Brevard County Fishing Guides
Space Coast Fishing Guide
Sebastian Inlet Guide
Cocoa Beach Fishing Guide

Fishing Destinations

Mosquito Lagoon
Cocoa Beach
Port Canaveral
Sebastian Inlet
Indian River Lagoon
Banana River Lagoon

Tackle & Bait Stores

Shut Up & Fish
Fish On Fishing Center
C.J.'s Reel Parts & Service
Captain Jack's Tackle & Marine Supply
Scorpion's New Port Marina
Sunrise Marina
Cocoa Beach Bait & Tackle Shut Up & Fish

Boat Ramps

Kelly Park
Ports End Park
Freddie Patrick Park
Ramp Road Park

Tarpon, Sabalo, Silver King

Tarpon have one single dorsal fin (the fin on the top) that extends into long filament. A tarpon's back is dark blue to green or greenish black, shading into bright silver on the side. Their color may vary and be brownish gold in estuarien waters. Tarpon have huge scales that are often kept as trophies by anglers and a large mouth that points upward.

Primarily INSHORE fish, although adult fish spawn OFFSHORE where the ribbon-like larval stage of the fish can be found. We find our larger tarpon off the beaches in the summer. They are often found rolling on the surface and gulping air in while lurking for food or taking it easy between feeding sessions.
Tarpon can often be found in brackish or freshwater near mangroves or in residential canals. Look for tarpon to show up almost anywhere on the lagoons and beaches in Florida, but tarpon "promise land" is found in the Florida Keys and other locations around Florida. While the Orlando, Cocoa Beach area is not as consistent for these gamefish as south Florida areas, we nevertheless we catch our share of tarpon in the Central Florida area when the timing is right and they're around. Tarpon tend to move into the Central Florida area and move out... The Florida Keys tends to hold them year around.

Tarpon are slow growers and mature between 7 to 13 years of age. Spawning occurs between May and September when females may lay more than 12 million eggs each. Tarpon can tolerate wide range of salinity from fresh to very salty estuary waters. Juvenile tarpon are commonly found in fresh water and can breathe air at surface. Tarpon feed mainly on fish and large crustaceans.

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Cocoa Beach Hotels

Radisson Resort At The Port
Quality Suites Cocoa Beach
Hampton Inn
Courtyard Marriott
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Resorts

Ron Jon's Cape Caribe Resort
Crown Resorts
Luna Sea Bed & Breakfast Motel
Beach Island Resort
Ocean Landings Resort and Racquet Club
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Cocoa Beach Fish

Amber Jack
Black Drum, Drum Fish, Drum
Blue Fish, Bluefish
Cobia, Ling, Crab Eater, Lemon Fish
Common Snook, Swordspine Snook, Black Snook, Fat Snook, Robalo
Crevalle Jack, Jack Fish
Cubera Snapper, Snapper
Dolphin, Mahi Mahi, Dorado
Gag Grouper, Grey Grouper
Goliath Grouper or Jewfish
King Mackerel, King Fish, Kingfish, Mackerel
Lady Fish, Poor Man's Tarpon
Mangrove Snapper
Red Snapper, American Red Snapper
Redfish, Red Drum, Puppy Drum, Channel Bass
Sailfish, Sail Fish
Spanish Mackerel
Spotted Seatrout, Sea Trout, Speckled Trout, Gator Trout
Tarpon, Sabalo, Silver King
Tripletail, Triple Tail, Bouy Bass