Fishing the Indian River 

The Indian River is 157 miles long and 6 miles wide at its widest point.  It is home to over 4000 species birds, fish and mammals. Here is Central Florida we have the largest  and most unique part of the Indian River. In the area we have no tidal flow to speak of. Here in Titusville and Cocoa we are so far from an open inlet that even when we have storm surge from a tropical storm it can take a day or two for the water level to change.

As for what affect this has on the fishing, it sets up a condition that sets us apart from anywhere else in the state and in some cases the world.

The average depth of the river in this area is only 3 feet. We have over 400 miles of shoreline and our fish don't migrate for the most part. 

In this area most of our redfish do not migrate out to sea to spawn. Meaning our breeders are here year round. We do have a small group of reds that work their way in from the ocean but it is usually before and after the spawn that we see them. 

We have the largest Speckled Sea Trout in the world. Cocoa was known world wide for years as the "Trout Capital of the World". This is a painting of the sign that use to sit on the side of HWY 520 in Cocoa on the Indian River. Fisherman came here from all over to test their skills against a Gator Trout.

Today we are starting to see many of those "good ole days" coming back. Titusville has declared itself the "Redfish Capital" and Cocoa is once again regaining its old title. We have more fisherman coming to this area every year because of some show they saw. I tell everyone not to take my word for it, look at whet these people caught.