Shore · Pier · 5 mi · 12 min
Sebastian Inlet State Park (North Jetty)
- Address
- 9700 S A1A, Melbourne Beach
- Hours
- 24/7 shore access · Park $8/vehicle
One of the top three snook spots in the entire state. Also produces tarpon (May–Aug), Spanish mackerel (Oct–Nov), bluefish, pompano, jack crevalle. Pier and jetty walkable at any tide.
Local tip · Fish the outgoing tide, 2 hours after high, along the north jetty. Live pilchards or big Rapalas. Snook stamp required.
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Indian River Lagoon (from our dock)
Cast right off the property dock for sea trout, redfish, snook, jack, mangrove snapper, and winter sheepshead around the pilings. Best at first light and last light. Live shrimp under a popping cork wins here 70% of the time.
Local tip · Sheepshead season is Jan–Mar around the pilings. Bounce a fiddler crab or a piece of shrimp on 15-lb fluoro.
Wade / poled skiff · 5 mi by boat
Sebastian Inlet flats (North & South of the sandbar)
Shallow grass flats north and south of the sandbar hold redfish and trout year-round. Sight-fishing on winter low tides is world-class here on the west side of the lagoon.
Local tip · Winter afternoons at low tide. Gold spoon or a weedless soft plastic. Wear polarized amber lenses.
Guided inshore · 9 mi
Fin & Fly Charters
The most-booked local guide out of Sebastian. Snook, reds, trout, tarpon in season. All-included; 4 anglers max.
Bait shop · 6 mi
Whitey's Bait & Tackle
- Address
- 8060 US-1, Micco
- Hours
- Daily 5a–6p
The closest full-service bait shop to the house. Live shrimp, chum, tackle, ice, honest daily reports written on a whiteboard behind the counter.
Local tip · Ask what's biting BEFORE you buy bait. If they say 'reds on the west flats' — go there.
Culture · Free · 5 mi
Sebastian Fishing Museum
- Address
- Inside Sebastian Inlet State Park
- Hours
- Fri–Sun 10a–4p
Free museum inside the state park. History of the local commercial fishery, old fish houses, wooden nets. A quiet, air-conditioned hour with the kids.
Local tip · Combine with a beach walk. Bring a $8 park pass and stay all day.
Bait · Tackle · Rod rental · 8 mi · Sebastian
The Fin Shack (Sebastian)
- Address
- 1401 US-1, Sebastian
- Hours
- Daily 6a–7p
Rod rentals ($10/day), live shrimp, sabiki rigs, custom leaders. The staff will rig a proper snook leader in 2 minutes if you ask nicely.
Local tip · Ask for the pre-tied fluoro leaders — 15-lb, 20-lb, 30-lb. Saves 20 minutes on the water.
Freshwater · Bass · Peacock · 10 mi W · 18 min
C-54 Canal (Fellsmere WMA)
- Address
- Fellsmere Grade, Fellsmere
- Hours
- Daylight · FWC license required
Trophy largemouth bass, peacock bass, bluegill, and gar. Ramp at Fellsmere; walk-in fishing along the levee. Winter is best for double-digit bass.
Local tip · Fish the shad kill in late winter — huge bass gorging on stunned baitfish. Rattletrap or a flukey soft plastic.
Freshwater · Trophy bass · 18 mi W · 30 min
Fellsmere Reservoir (Headwaters Lake)
- Address
- Corrigan Rd, Fellsmere
- Hours
- Daylight
10,000-acre reservoir opened 2020, already producing 12+ lb bass. FWC-managed as a trophy bass fishery — 5-fish limit, single 16-inch minimum. Bring a stable boat; the lake can get choppy fast.
Local tip · Live wild shiners on the outer edges of the pad fields at dawn. Bring a shade top — zero cover on the water.
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