SPACEFISH REPORT

5.26.2026 – 6.1.2026

CENTRAL FLORIDA’S BEST FISHING REPORT

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IT"S NOT SNAPPENING! A last minute injunction has put Florida's 2026 Atlantic red snapper season on ice.

Florida’s highly anticipated 39-day Atlantic Red Snapper season ended before it ever began… The court ordered injunction was granted mere hours before the event’s highly anticipated kickoff, sending shochkwaves of disbelief, confusion and frustration through the recreational fishing community. Now, the lengthy process of litigation begins, potentially suspending hopes of an extended red snapper season for the better part of a decade. But hey, at least we’ve still got *checks notes* six days to take home a snook…

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LATEST FISHING REPORTS

The latest Brevard County area fishing reports covering our fisheries inshore, offshore, and everywhere in between on Florida’s Space Coast.

FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR
Two Dragons and a Speedworm: Confidence Baits and the Mental Side of Bass Fishing
May 25, 2026

There’s an old folk tale about two dragons… One dragon is restless and bitter. It breathes smoke into every missed hookset, every blown cast, every slow morning. It whispers that the fish just aren’t biting, that your lure is wrong, that somebody else always has the secret bait you’re missing.

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by Knox Robinson
Spacefish Prostaff

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This Week on the Lagoon
May 25, 2026

This week brought a mix of productive early mornings and solid evening trips, and both timeframes definitely had their moments. There’s been plenty of activity across the lagoon lately, with large amounts of bait showing up along mangroves, flats, spoil islands, and docks. Large schools of pogies have also been moving through deeper water and getting pushed to the surface at times.

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by John Page
JP Kayak Fishing and Tours | (321) 345-8388

FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR
End of Snook Season
May 25, 2026

With our east central Florida snook “season” closed as of the 1st anglers can no longer keep one legal sized fish to take home. Some anglers really don’t care about this, they just want to play with something.

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by Capt. Jim Ross
Fine Line Fishing Charters | (321) 636-3728

FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR
Good Bottom Bite
May 25, 2026

The bottom bite out of Port Canaveral was really good this last time out. Capt. Joe put his customers on some solid fish.

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by Capt. Chris Cameron
Fired Up Charters | (407) 222-3573

FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR
Drought Relief
May 25, 2026

We have started to get a little rain here in the New Smyrna Beach area which has definitely helped our drought conditions.

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by Capt. Patrick Rood
Spot N Tail Charters | (386) 566-1394

Tough Fishing @ Stick Marsh
May 25, 2026

The Stick Marsh bite this past week was tough fishing. The winds played havoc on where you had to fish and also put the bass in a FUNKY mood.

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by Terry Lamielle
| (321) 537-5346

FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR
Dirty, Silty Water @ Inlet
May 25, 2026

Good morning all my Sebastian Inlet fans and friends, I hope everyone enjoyed the great weekend, weather was awesome, but not so much the fishing. This report is going to be another one I don’t like doing, but I tell it like I see it, no “fluff” to trick you into going.

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by Wayne "Snookman" Landry
Sebastian Inlet State Park | (321) 724-5175

FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR
Windy Week but Good Fishing
May 25, 2026

Windy week last week with some good fishing most of the week. Caught some big trout and snook along with some jacks and a few bluefish on artificial.

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by Capt. Glyn Austin
Going Coastal Charters | (321) 863-8085

FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR
🎣 Headwaters Lake Fishing Report 🎣
May 25, 2026

The live bait bite has been really solid the first few hours each morning, and the big girls are holding in areas with the thickest overhead cover that’s left.

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by Kenny Hass
Catchin' Bass Guide Service | (772) 494-7400

FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR
Pigfish & Popping Corks
May 25, 2026

Hope everyone has a safe Memorial Day. The fishing in the lagoon for sea trout has really turned on using live pigfish or popping corks with shrimp imitations under them or live shrimp.

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by Capt. Mike Mann
Fat Fish Guide Service | (386) 295-5991

FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR
Fish Ready to Party
May 24, 2026

The waters in the northern lagoon system have been filled with life this past week. From the Halifax River south through Mosquito Lagoon, the life has been very vibrant with shrimp, finger mullet and all the predators chasing them.

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by Capt. Patrick Rood
Spot N Tail Charters | (386) 566-1394

FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR
The Seven Great Houses of Florida Bass Fishing
May 18, 2026

Florida bass fishing has its own kingdoms… From hydrilla jungles to fields of kissimmee grass, spring runs to tannic rivers & creeks, neighborhood retention ponds, vast lakes and sprawling marsh systems. A wide array of waters host the pursuit of the same legendary green fish, America’s most sought after sport fish.

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by Knox Robinson
Spacefish Prostaff

What color lure should I use?
May 18, 2026

“What color lure should I use?” That is a simple question that doesn’t have a simple answer…

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FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR
Productive Kings & Bottom Fishing
May 18, 2026

We had another good week of fishing offshore. The kingfish bite was very consistent on the reefs. The bottom bite was just as good. We caught some big AJ’s, red snapper and triggerfish. Our snapper season kicks off this week so book your trip now if you want to get out and catch some!

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by Capt. Chris Cameron
Fired Up Charters | (407) 222-3573

Mixed Back on the Double O
May 18, 2026

The Ocean Obsession has been consistently putting their customers on the fish running out offshore out of Port Canaveral. v

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by Ocean Obsession II
| (321) 453-3474

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