Summer Is Here
Calm mornings, abundant wildlife, incredible fishing and unforgettable sunsets: summer has arrived on the Banana River Lagoon.
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This is paradise
The Banana River and Indian River Lagoons form one of North America's most diverse estuaries along Florida's Space Coast.
Calm, shallow waters and expansive seagrass beds create vital habitat for Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and the Florida manatee, which feed, rest and play here year-round. Mangrove shorelines, oyster bars and tidal flats support abundant fish and attract herons, egrets, roseate spoonbills and brown pelicans, with ospreys and bald eagles overhead.
The lagoons are a nursery for marine life and a refuge for migrating birds. You never know what you'll see.
From the captain's log
Fishing Has Been Fire!
Every recent fishing charter has caught fish: reds and trout in the mangroves, sheepshead, a jumped snook and even three stingrays.
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The Wonderful Pelican
A limerick from Aunt Shirley, a lesson in plunge-diving, and why the brown pelican is one of Florida's great conservation comebacks.
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Mangrove Roots Seek the Water—Mine Too
Three decades in the classroom, and the steady pull back to the water. Captain Craig on roots, resilience and the red mangrove.
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Sunsets Are So Calming
Put the screen down. Why watching the sun go down from the deck of a boat is one of the best ways to unwind.
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Cruising Through Life Like a Manatee
Scarred, a few years on him, and still cruising. Meet a kindred spirit of the Banana River Lagoon.
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Pelican Watch
Gliding low, plunging hard: brown pelicans are a constant presence on the Banana River Lagoon.
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The Vocal and Impressive Osprey
The fish hawk hovers, then dives feet-first. Its whistle is the signature sound of the Space Coast shoreline.
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Florida Manatees
A momma manatee and her calf, and a reminder to idle slowly and respect the zones.
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