Among the 54 access points closest to downtown Palm Bay, 8 are named as kayak, canoe or paddlecraft launches in the state registry.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Palm Bay; below are the 8 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.
- 3Fisherman's Landing Park Paddlecraft Beach: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 8.7 mi from downtown.
- 4Sebastian Inlet State Park - Bayside Marina Canoe Launch: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 13.6 mi from downtown.
- 5Sebastian Inlet State Park - Coconut Point Canoe Launch: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 14.9 mi from downtown.
- 6St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park Canoe Launch (Not a Trailer Ramp)): shore access on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 15.3 mi from downtown.
Saint Johns River
Recorded in Saint Johns River: Flier, Spotted Bass, Brown Bullhead, and Spotted Gar.
Surveyed depths in Saint Johns River reach 65 ft.
- 7Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area - Long Bluff Canoe/Kayak Access: boat ramp on Saint Johns River, ≈ 37.5 mi from downtown.
Lake Conway
Recorded in Lake Conway: Largemouth Bass, Sunshine Bass, Brown Bullhead, and Channel Catfish.
Surveyed depths in Lake Conway reach 34 ft.
- 8Warren Park Paddlecraft Launch Dock: boat ramp on Lake Conway, ≈ 53.7 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











