Fishing the Florida Coast
 

Im going to be in the Cocoa Beach area the first week in
Dec.

Is the surf/pier fishing any good this time of year?

Thanks.

Don

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 11:48:53 -0500, Don ßåiley wrote:

Im going to be in the Cocoa Beach area the first week in Dec.

Is the surf/pier fishing any good this time of year?

If it was me, I'd be thinking of wading into the Indian River. I haven't
fished that particular stretch, but farther south, snook, trout, and
redfish are all possible. You'll find more information he

http://www.floridasportsman.com/

Also, be advised, Florida used to require a salt water fishing license for
non-residents.

"thunder" wrote in message
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On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 11:48:53 -0500, Don ßåiley wrote:

Im going to be in the Cocoa Beach area the first week in Dec.

Is the surf/pier fishing any good this time of year?

If it was me, I'd be thinking of wading into the Indian River. I haven't
fished that particular stretch, but farther south, snook, trout, and
redfish are all possible. You'll find more information he

http://www.floridasportsman.com/

Also, be advised, Florida used to require a salt water fishing license for
non-residents.

Florida Sportsman online has a "forum" section. Here's the link to the
"East Central" region: http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/zeroforum?id=6

You'll have to register a username and password, but the guys on there can
give you specifics down to the best beach/jetty you should go to depending
upon tide, water temp, bait available, etc.

"thunder" wrote in message
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On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 11:48:53 -0500, Don ßåiley wrote:

Im going to be in the Cocoa Beach area the first week in Dec.

Is the surf/pier fishing any good this time of year?

If it was me, I'd be thinking of wading into the Indian River. I haven't
fished that particular stretch, but farther south, snook, trout, and
redfish are all possible. You'll find more information he

http://www.floridasportsman.com/

Also, be advised, Florida used to require a salt water fishing license for
non-residents.

Best I could tell, the license was not required for salt water fishing off
the surf
or any structure connected to land.

Thanks!

db

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"thunder" wrote in message
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On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 11:48:53 -0500, Don ßåiley wrote:

Im going to be in the Cocoa Beach area the first week in Dec.

Is the surf/pier fishing any good this time of year?

If it was me, I'd be thinking of wading into the Indian River. I
haven't
fished that particular stretch, but farther south, snook, trout, and
redfish are all possible. You'll find more information he

http://www.floridasportsman.com/

Also, be advised, Florida used to require a salt water fishing license
for
non-residents.

Florida Sportsman online has a "forum" section. Here's the link to the
"East Central" region: http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/zeroforum?id=6

You'll have to register a username and password, but the guys on there
can
give you specifics down to the best beach/jetty you should go to depending
upon tide, water temp, bait available, etc.




Thanks.


db

On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 11:48:53 -0500, "Don ßåiley"
wrote:

Im going to be in the Cocoa Beach area the first week in
Dec.

Is the surf/pier fishing any good this time of year?

Thanks.

Don

There's lot's of bass, crappie, and blue gill in the St. John's river
just to the west!

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 11:48:53 -0500, "Don ßåiley"
wrote:

Im going to be in the Cocoa Beach area the first week in
Dec.

Is the surf/pier fishing any good this time of year?

Thanks.

Don

There's lot's of bass, crappie, and blue gill in the St. John's river
just to the west!

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

That's all good but,

Salt runs in my veins. Gotta have it!

;)

Thanks for the tip.

db

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 16:02:46 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 11:48:53 -0500, "Don ßåiley"
wrote:

Im going to be in the Cocoa Beach area the first week in
Dec.

Is the surf/pier fishing any good this time of year?

Thanks.

Don

There's lot's of bass, crappie, and blue gill in the St. John's river
just to the west!

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!


I believe the St. Johns River ends in Central Florida quite a bit north
of Cocoa Beach, which is on the Atlantic Coast.

I think it keeps going, at least from Lake Poinsett to Lake Winder and
south.

Don't know if this will work, but will try anyway:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...58&mqmap.y=146

Click on the lake to the southwest of Cocoa and follow the river down.
Between these two lakes, the river is only about twenty yards wide,
but its banks are full of bass. Cane pole poppin' is a favorite way to
catch them.

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 13:26:46 -0500, thunder
wrote:

Florida used to require a salt water fishing license for
non-residents.

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Residents and non-residents both, non-residents pay a bit more.

http://floridaconservation.org/license/

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 18:53:27 -0500, JohnH wrote:

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 16:02:46 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 11:48:53 -0500, "Don ßåiley"
wrote:

Im going to be in the Cocoa Beach area the first week in
Dec.

Is the surf/pier fishing any good this time of year?

Thanks.

Don

There's lot's of bass, crappie, and blue gill in the St. John's river
just to the west!

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!


I believe the St. Johns River ends in Central Florida quite a bit north
of Cocoa Beach, which is on the Atlantic Coast.

I think it keeps going, at least from Lake Poinsett to Lake Winder and
south.

Don't know if this will work, but will try anyway:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...58&mqmap.y=146

Click on the lake to the southwest of Cocoa and follow the river down.
Between these two lakes, the river is only about twenty yards wide,
but its banks are full of bass. Cane pole poppin' is a favorite way to
catch them.

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

The link worked fine and made me jealous.

Wish our boating season was longer up here. Oh well, at least I get to fish
from shore for Rainbow Trout (Steelheads) that run into the rivers in the
fall. They put on some good acrobatics when you tie into them. All catch and
release for me, they taste awful.



Regards
John S

I would rather be boating!