13 piers and shore spots on public waters near Palm Bay — no boat needed.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Palm Bay; below are the 10 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.
- 1Melbourne Beach Pier: pier on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 6.7 mi from downtown.
- 2Fisherman's Landing Park: pier on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 8.8 mi from downtown.
- 3Pineapple Park River Front: pier on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 9.5 mi from downtown.
- 5Shoreside Park: pier on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 13.6 mi from downtown.
- 6Donald MacDonald Park: pier on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 14.5 mi from downtown.
- 7Sebastian Inlet State Park - inlet Pier: pier on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 14.8 mi from downtown.
- 8Sebastian Inlet State Park - James Pruitt Bridge, North: pier on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 14.8 mi from downtown.
- 9St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park Canoe Launch (Not a Trailer Ramp)): shore access on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 15.3 mi from downtown.
- 10Main Street Park: pier on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 16 mi from downtown.
Lake Washington
Recorded in Lake Washington: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.
Surveyed depths in Lake Washington reach 7 ft.
- 4Lake Washington Park: pier on Lake Washington, ≈ 12.2 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










