129 public boat ramps on published waters near Palm Bay.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Palm Bay; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Indian River Lagoon
Recorded in Indian River Lagoon: Sheepshead, Common Snook, Spotted Seatrout, and Tarpon.
Surveyed depths in Indian River Lagoon reach 76 ft.
- 1Castaways Point Park Kayak Launch: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 4.7 mi from downtown.
- 2Riverview Park Paddlecraft Launch: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 5.8 mi from downtown.
- 3Claude Edge Front Street Park Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 6.3 mi from downtown.
- 4Melbourne Beach 6th Avenue Boat Ramp and River Access: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 6.5 mi from downtown.
- 5Christensons Landing Public Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 8 mi from downtown.
- 6First Street Boat Ramp (Grant): boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 8.2 mi from downtown.
- 7Fisherman's Landing Park Paddlecraft Beach: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 8.7 mi from downtown.
- 8Ballard Park Public Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 9 mi from downtown.
- 9Honest Johns Fish Camp: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 9.1 mi from downtown.
- 10Oars and Paddles Park: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 10.9 mi from downtown.
- 11Babcock Boat Ramp on Canal 54: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 11.9 mi from downtown.
- 12Horsecreek Non-Motorized Launch: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 11.9 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, November is a slow month around Palm Bay for the fish recorded at these stops — the bars on each card show when each one picks up.
BrackishSlowCommon Snook
Centropomus undecimalis
Centropomidae
48 in50 lb15 yr57 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowPermit
Trachinotus falcatus
Carangidae
36 in75 lb10 yr10 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowSheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus
Sparidae
36 in20 lb9 yr63 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowSpotted Seatrout
Cynoscion nebulosus
Sciaenidae
30 in10 lb5 yr58 watersGame fish
SaltwaterBlack Drum
Pogonias cromis
Sciaenidae
60 in120 lb60 yr62 watersGame fish
SaltwaterRed Drum
Sciaenops ocellatus
Sciaenidae
50 in90 lb60 yr57 watersGame fish










