🎣 Weekly Report
Space Coast Fishing Report
Week of October 23, 2026
🐟 What's biting
📍 Where
🎯 What's working
🗞️ Around the local reports
Sebastian Inlet / Indian River Lagoon area (publisher categories; exact spot unstated) · October 19, 2026
- In his October 19 report, Capt. Glyn Austin described more snook and redfish, along with trout, snapper, juvenile grouper and tarpon.
- Live bait was reported best, with some catches on soft plastics. These are observations relative to that report; exact trip dates and precise spots were not stated.
Melbourne Beach · October 19, 2026
- The October 19 account describes pompano and bluefish along Melbourne Beach before the Saturday weather change.
- This is retrospective information, not a claim that the same surf bite continues now. No exact trip date or catch-specific bait was established.
North jetty, south jetty and T-Dock · October 19, 2026
- The official archive labels this account as the week of October 19. It describes redfish, Spanish mackerel, jacks, snook and other catches around the inlet before rough weather.
- The account mentions live bait, shrimp, small silver spoons, crappie jigs and other methods. Some fish were small or undersized; mentions are not keeper totals.
- These catches are retrospective, with no exact trip dates established. The same account is syndicated on Spacefish and is counted only once.
🌊 Weekend tides (Trident Pier)
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Sunday
📅 Season check — what's legal to keep
FWC recreational rules for Florida's Atlantic state waters (shore out to 3 nautical miles) as of the week of October 23, 2026. Redfish, spotted seatrout and snook follow FWC's Indian River Lagoon region rules in Brevard; other species follow Atlantic or statewide rules. Federal waters beyond 3 miles have their own limits and seasons.
Snook · open
28–32" total length, 1 per person, snook permit required · Open through Dec. 14
Spotted seatrout · open
15–19" total length, 2 per person · Open through Oct. 31
Pompano · open
11" fork length, 6 per person · Open year-round
Sheepshead · open
12" minimum, 8 per person (50 per vessel in March–April) · Open year-round
Black drum · open
14–24-inch total-length slot; five fish per person per day, including no more than one over 24 inches · Open year-round
Spanish mackerel · open
12" fork length, 15 per person · Open year-round
King mackerel · open
24" fork length, 2 per person · Open year-round
Mangrove snapper · open
10" minimum, 5 per person within the 10-snapper aggregate · Open year-round
Cobia · open
36" fork length, 1 per person or 2 per vessel, whichever is less · Open year-round
Redfish · catch & release
Catch-and-release only in this region
Tarpon · catch & release
Catch-and-release only; fish over 40" stay in the water
Flounder · closed
14" minimum, 5 per person · Closed since Oct. 15; reopens Dec. 1
Gag grouper · closed
24-inch total-length minimum; one gag OR black grouper per person within the three grouper/tilefish aggregate · Closed since Aug. 2; reopens May 1
Checked against FWC rules on 2026-10-23. Rules change; confirm at myfwc.com before you keep a fish.
🌤️ Weekend outlook
Hazardous marine and beach conditions take priority this weekend. A Small Craft Advisory covers Brevard’s nearshore waters through 8 p.m. Saturday, followed by a Gale Watch through 8 p.m. Sunday. Dangerous rip currents, rough surf and coastal flooding are also forecast. Consider postponing boating plans, stay out of the surf, and check the latest NWS alerts before heading out. All times Eastern.
Saturday
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Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, NNE 15 to 25 mph
Sunday
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Showers And Thunderstorms, NE 20 to 30 mph
NWS evidence rechecked October 23, 2026 at 2:21 p.m. EDT. Alert details can change; consult current NWS Melbourne alerts. Latest NWS Melbourne alerts →
📖 Worth reading
Capt. Glyn Austin — Going Coastal Charters, via Spacefish
Published October 19. Catch observations may precede publication; exact trip dates unstated.
First-hand report — read the source →Capt. Crush — Melbourne Beach surf, via Spacefish
Published October 19. Catch observations may precede publication; exact trip dates unstated.
First-hand report — read the source →Wayne Landry — Sebastian Inlet District
Report-week label: October 19. Retrospective inlet account; exact trip dates unstated.
First-hand report — read the source →Source coverage: three dated public catch accounts are included. Reddit was rate limited during validation, and no verified local Reddit catch entered these tallies. Facebook groups and other fishing forums were not read. Monthly forecasts and undated or unlocated photo leads were excluded. Report dates and catch dates are separate; some accounts describe catches before the weather worsened. Facebook group chatter isn't scraped — seen something good there? Forward it to [email protected] and we'll credit the find.