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Cape Canaveral

Sea, from shore  Florida · 06:24 - 20:22

Cape Canaveral on the coast in Florida. Coastal and sea fishing with species ranked by weather, water temperature and season, see below.

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Conditions right now

Weather
Clear sky
Water temp (est.)
78°F
Air temp
78°F
Wind
10 mph
Pressure
30.0 inHg → stable
Clouds
4.0%

Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.

Best times today

Dawn 05:39–07:39 Day 07:39–19:07 Dusk 19:07–21:07

Local time at the spot, from the most likely species' daily rhythm.

Next hours

08:00
78°
09:00
81°
10:00
84°
11:00
86°
12:00
88°
13:00
90°
14:00
90°
15:00
89°
16:00
88°
17:00
87°
18:00
86°
19:00
84°

Likely catch now (4 species)

Red Drum
Red Drum
Sciaenops ocellatus
28%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 26 degrees, bright sky slows things.
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Spotted Seatrout
Spotted Seatrout
Cynoscion nebulosus
27%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 26 degrees, bright sky slows things.
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Summer Flounder
Summer Flounder
Paralichthys dentatus
23%
Slow during the night, peak season.
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Striped Bass
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
22%
Slow during the night, bright sky slows things.
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About the fishing here

Cape Canaveral is a coastal fishing spot in Florida. The fishing here is from the shore.

Popular catches here include Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout, Summer Flounder and Striped Bass.

Red Drum fishing is usually best around Sep-Nov. The best windows are usually dawn, day and dusk.

A state fishing license is required to fish here. Napp ranks the species above from the live weather, water temperature, season and time of day, so the order changes through the day.

Tips right now

Technique Start with a soft-plastic jig for red drum, the most likely catch right now.
Lure Soft-plastic jig for red drum: Soft-plastic on the flats.
Timing Red drum is slow at night. The best bite comes at dawn.
Colour Clear water and good light: try gold, natural and white for red drum.
Depth The water temperature suits the fish. Fish actively at normal depths and edges.

Fishing permit

A state fishing license is required to fish here. Licenses are issued by each state:

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About this water

Cape Canaveral

Cape Canaveral is a cape in Brevard County, Florida, in the United States, near the center of the state's Atlantic coast. Officially Cape Kennedy from 1963 to 1973, it lies east of Merritt Island, separated from it by the Banana River. It is part of a region known as the Space Coast, and is the site of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Since many U.S. spacecraft have been launched from both the station and the Kennedy Space Center on adjacent Merritt Island, the two are sometimes conflated.

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Common questions

What fish can you catch at Cape Canaveral?

Popular catches here include Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout, Summer Flounder and Striped Bass.

Do you need a fishing license at Cape Canaveral?

Yes. A state fishing license is required; see the link on this page for the state's rules.

When is the best time to fish Cape Canaveral?

Red Drum fishing is usually best around Sep-Nov. The best windows are usually dawn, day and dusk.

What is biting at Cape Canaveral right now?

Right now Red Drum is the most likely catch, at about 28%.