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Weekend fishing itinerary near Palm Bay
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Weekend fishing itinerary near Palm Bay

4 stops4 watersUpdated Nov 6

Two days, 4 stops on 4 public waters, all within 75 minutes of Palm Bay. Each stop below has its drive time, its access point and the fish recorded there.

Day 1

Morning: Indian River Lagoon

Start the day on Indian River Lagoon, launching from the ramp below.

Indian River Lagoon is a 11-minute drive from downtown Palm Bay. Launch at Claude Edge Front Street Park Boat Ramp, the public ramp on Indian River Lagoon closest to downtown (≈ 6.3 mi). Public access on Indian River Lagoon: 100 boat ramps and 50 piers. Surveyed depths reach 76 ft. Recorded here: Sheepshead, Common Snook, Spotted Seatrout, and Tarpon.

From Claude Edge Front Street Park Boat Ramp to Lake Washington Park: 19 min by road (11.7 mi).

Evening: Lake Washington Park

End the day at Lake Washington Park — no boat needed.

Lake Washington is a 19-minute drive from downtown Palm Bay. Lake Washington Park: pier on Lake Washington, ≈ 12.2 mi from downtown. Public access on Lake Washington: 2 boat ramps and 1 pier. Surveyed depths reach 7 ft. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

Day 2

Morning: Lake Tohopekaliga

Start the day on Lake Tohopekaliga, launching from the ramp below.

Lake Tohopekaliga is a 53-minute drive from downtown Palm Bay. Launch at Whaley's Landing Public Boat Ramp, the public ramp on Lake Tohopekaliga closest to downtown (≈ 44.4 mi). Public access on Lake Tohopekaliga: 11 boat ramps and 3 piers. Surveyed depths reach 17 ft. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

From Whaley's Landing Public Boat Ramp to Lake Marian/Fred's Fish Camp: 63 min by road (35.4 mi).

Evening: Lake Marian/Fred's Fish Camp

End the day at Lake Marian/Fred's Fish Camp — no boat needed.

Lake Marian is a 63-minute drive from downtown Palm Bay. Lake Marian/Fred's Fish Camp: pier on Lake Marian, ≈ 26.7 mi from downtown. Public access on Lake Marian: 2 boat ramps and 1 pier. Surveyed depths reach 16 ft. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

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.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the Palm Bay fishing page: road drive times where a route was built (≈ marks straight-line distances), access points from state registries, the species recorded in each water and our bite calendar, adjusted for latitude. Nothing is written by hand or generated by AI.

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