Fishing near Merritt Island, Florida

Merritt Island is Brevard County through and through, Florida side. About 34,743 people live here. Counting outwards from town: Honeymoon Lake some 6.0 miles, Lake Poinsett some 8.8 miles to the west, Lake Winder some 12 miles followed by Taylor Creek Reservoir some 16 miles to the west. Lake Poinsett sits low and warms quickly, so it comes on early in the year. You get several different kinds of water in one circle. Anything that breaks the bottom is worth a cast. There is no cold close season. Heat rather than cold shapes the day. Honeymoon Lake, the closest, runs to roughly 118 acres. County records name flathead grey mullet, silver mullet, bluegill and largemouth bass among the fish present. Natural lakes make up most of what is close by. Several are small enough to walk round in an hour. Take the Florida rules with you, since they apply throughout....