Many people come to the Orlando area for the theme parks and the bass fishing. However, there is some very good saltwater fishing on both coasts that are only an hour to an hour and 45 minutes away. Drive a little further and you have even more options.
Head West
If you head west, you can go fish the Tampa Bay area or the Sarasota area. Both destinations offer excellent inshore and offshore fishing. Tampa Bay is also one of the best destinations for fishing without a boat in all of Florida. If you want to fish some awesome inshore waters, you can head northwest and fish out of Homosassa and Crystal River, Florida.
Head East
If you head east, you can go fish the Space Coast. You can fish inshore or offshore here, although, the inshore fishing in Mosquito Lagoon and the Indian River gets most of the attention, especially among anglers that like to fish freshwater for bass. When fishing the inshore waters here, you will most likely be fishing the shallow grass flats for redfish and sea trout, which is very similar to fishing the shallows for bass.
