🎣 Weekly Report

Space Coast Fishing Report

Week of August 28, 2026

Shoreline palms on Mosquito Lagoon
Mosquito Lagoon β€” NPS, public domain

🐟 What's biting

snook Γ—2mullet Γ—2whiting Γ—1trout Γ—1greenies Γ—1tarpon Γ—1pompano Γ—1

πŸ“ Where

mosquito lagoon Γ—1

🎯 What's working

mullet Γ—2pigfish Γ—1menhaden Γ—1greenies Γ—1

Reference photos of this week's species β€” not this week's catches.

Common snook
Snook (Centropomus undecimalis) β€” jose_colorado-dapa via iNaturalist, CC BY-SA 4.0
Spotted seatrout illustration
Spotted seatrout (illustration) β€” Duane Raver, USFWS, public domain
Two Atlantic tarpon underwater
Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) β€” Kris Mikael Krister, CC BY 3.0

πŸ—žοΈ Around the local reports

  • Trout fishing continues to be very good with many larger over 20 inch fish being caught in the Mosquito Lagoon mostly using pigfish.
  • Snook are biting heavily with menhaden and mullet being the two top baits they have preferred for the last few weeks.
  • Beach fishing has schools of greenies but no mullet reported.
β€” per Spacefish weekly report; read the full report β†’
  • September and October hold the combination title with the peak of the mullet run along the Space Coast.
  • Snook and tarpon are attacking the mullet run.
  • Pompano may appear on northern beaches.
β€” per Coastal Angler β€” Brevard; read the full report β†’

🌊 Weekend tides (Trident Pier)

Saturday

low
2:57 AM
0.3 ft
high
9:10 AM
3.8 ft
low
3:11 PM
0.3 ft
high
9:29 PM
3.9 ft

Sunday

low
3:32 AM
0.2 ft
high
9:51 AM
3.9 ft
low
3:54 PM
0.4 ft
high
10:08 PM
3.8 ft

πŸ“… Season check

From our species calendar and live water conditions β€” what should be active regardless of who posted this week.

Snook Β· biting

πŸ“ Sebastian Inlet Β· 🎯 White paddle tail

Tarpon Β· biting

πŸ“ Sebastian Inlet Β· 🎯 Live mullet or crab

🌀️ Weekend outlook

Both weekend days look slow. Saturday looks slow β€” Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, ESE 0 to 10 mph. Sunday looks slow β€” Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, ESE 5 to 10 mph. Water 78Β°F at Trident Pier.

Saturday

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Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, ESE 0 to 10 mph

Sunday

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Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, ESE 5 to 10 mph

Conditions from NOAA tides, water temperature and the NWS forecast at generation time.

πŸ“– Worth reading

Aggregated from 3 first-hand report(s) and -2 other community post(s) on public fishing boards this week. Every mention links to its source. Facebook group chatter isn't scraped β€” seen something good there? Forward it to [email protected] and we'll credit the find.

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