Tarpon Fishing in the Space Coast Area
While you may be able to catch some tarpon year round, the migratory tarpon will be providing the best fishing opportunities in this area. With cooler water temperatures in this part of the state, it takes a little longer into the spring for the tarpon to make their way here in bigger numbers. They will eventually arrive and anglers will be out targeting them just off the beaches and in the inshore waters of the Indian River, Mosquito Lagoon and the Banana River. Fishing for the resident tarpon will also pick up from late spring and carry through the fall. In the summer, tarpon keep working their way north, so you will eventually see smaller numbers here until the fall mullet run brings large numbers back south. The mullet run is one of the best times to target big tarpon in this area. Anglers use the Port Canaveral port to access the tarpon along the beaches.
Tarpon Fishing Tips
While many anglers may run into smaller tarpon and catch them without much effort, to consistently target bigger tarpon, you need to make sure you have the right tackle & equipment so things go your way. Tarpon will eat a variety of baits, so you have a lot of options when it comes to live & cut baits or artificial lures. The time of year is very important as well since tarpon will migrate a long way up and down both the Gulf & Atlantic Coasts each year.
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