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Banana River Lagoon fishing maps and surveyed sections

South, Central and North Banana River Lagoon are ready with quality-assured NOAA survey contours, exact-polygon FWC fish records, confidence-tagged fishing spots, local forage guidance and verified public access. Every map keeps measured, assessed-interpolated and unsupported water distinct.

3 live sections8 documented target species15 attached public access sites

Built for lagoon scale

Why Banana River Lagoon is split in three

FDEP already defines South, Central and North assessment waters, using SR 520 and Barge Canal as named dividers. Preserving those official children keeps the Cocoa Beach reach, Cape Canaveral reach and restricted northern lagoon from being mixed into one oversized map with different survey, habitat and access conditions.

Quality-assured and searchable

Choose a Banana River Lagoon fishing-map section

NOAA survey contours100% assessed · 84% measured

South Banana River Lagoon

16,362-acre South Banana River Lagoon section with quality-assured NOAA BlueTopo and 2022 Indian River Lagoon topobathymetric contours, exact-polygon FWC fish evidence, mapped seagrass, charted wrecks and verified public access.

Recorded max
30 ft
Species
Red Drum (Redfish), Spotted Seatrout, Sheepshead, Snook, Black Drum
Public access
6 attached sites
Open depth map and fishing spots →
NOAA survey contours100% assessed · 95% measured

Central Banana River Lagoon

9,013-acre Central Banana River Lagoon section with quality-assured NOAA BlueTopo and 2022 Indian River Lagoon topobathymetric contours, exact-polygon FWC fish evidence, mapped seagrass, charted wrecks and verified public access.

Recorded max
53 ft
Species
Red Drum (Redfish), Spotted Seatrout, Southern Flounder, Sheepshead, Snook
Public access
5 attached sites
Open depth map and fishing spots →
NOAA survey contours97% assessed · 64% measured

North Banana River Lagoon

16,982-acre North Banana River Lagoon section with quality-assured NOAA BlueTopo, 2022 Indian River Lagoon topobathymetry and direct hydrographic soundings, exact-polygon FWC fish evidence, mapped seagrass and verified connected public access.

Recorded max
42 ft
Species
Red Drum (Redfish), Spotted Seatrout, Southern Flounder, Sheepshead, Snook
Public access
4 attached sites
Open depth map and fishing spots →

Source-backed, not crowd-guessed

What is included on every live page

  • Depth: current NOAA BlueTopo plus measured 2022 Indian River Lagoon topobathymetric returns; North also uses direct H09665 and H09746 soundings.
  • Fish: 1996-2023 FWC stratified-random records clipped to each official FDEP water-only child.
  • Spots: official FWC seagrass and NOAA charted-wreck evidence; recommendation-eligible features require directly measured bathymetry.
  • Seasonality: exact-section bay-anchovy occurrence and statewide mullet movement shown as source-backed search patterns rather than bite guarantees.
  • Access: Florida FWC Boat Ramp Inventory sites matched to Banana River; permit-only access is excluded and North uses clearly labeled connected access.

NOAA BlueTopo·2022 Indian River Lagoon topobathy·NOAA survey H09665·FWC stratified-random records·FDEP assessment units·FWC statewide seagrass

All three sections passed independently

South, Central and North Banana River Lagoon are live

Every official child passes the unchanged shoreline, measured-depth, assessed-coverage, unsupported-water and vertical-uncertainty gates. North is not given the restricted NASA launch: its page points to unrestricted, named-water access immediately south of Barge Canal.

Banana River Lagoon map questions

Frequently asked questions

Why is Banana River Lagoon divided into three fishing-map pages?

DepthScout follows official Florida Department of Environmental Protection assessment units 3057A, 3057B and 3057C. SR 520 separates South from Central, and Barge Canal separates Central from North, so every shoreline, survey cell, fish record, feature and access connection can be tested at a useful lagoon scale without inventing dividers.

Are all three Banana River Lagoon sections live?

Yes. South is 83.88% directly measured, 99.50% assessed and 0.50% unsupported. Central is 95.39% measured, 99.86% assessed and 0.14% unsupported. North is 64.35% measured, 96.59% assessed and 3.41% unsupported. Their P95 vertical uncertainty is 1.06 m, 1.15 m and 1.20 m respectively, so all three clear the unchanged release gates.

Which fish species are documented in Banana River Lagoon?

Exact-polygon FWC Fisheries-Independent Monitoring records support spotted seatrout, sheepshead, red drum, black drum, common snook, gray snapper and permit across the released system; Central and North also have southern flounder records. Counts document occurrence inside each official child and are not catch-rate or abundance predictions.

What depth and fishing-feature data supports these maps?

Depth combines NOAA BlueTopo with measured 2022 NOAA Indian River Lagoon topobathymetric lidar. North also uses direct NOAA hydrographic soundings from surveys H09665 and H09746. Fishing features come from official FWC seagrass and NOAA charted-wreck geometry, and recommendations require directly measured bathymetry.

What forage and access guidance is included?

Exact FWC records document bay anchovy and striped mullet in every month across the three official sections. The calendar treats anchovy as a year-round search pattern and the statewide October-February mullet movement as a seasonal pattern. Public launches come from FWC's inventory; the permit-only NASA facility is excluded, and the North page identifies unrestricted connected access from immediately south of Barge Canal.