Snook

Check out the latest fishing tips and techniques for catching snook.

Fishing Florida’s Fall Mullet Run

Tarpon, snook, jacks, mackerel and sharks stalk the ceaseless waves of migrating baitfish.

Make Mine a Jumbo

A large, lively shrimp is the best inshore bait out there.

Fisherman holding striped bass caught deep sea fishing offshore

Where to Catch Trophy Inshore Fish

Head offshore for mega-size versions of inshore favorites.

Waiting for a World Record

Why have IGFA records for the most popular inshore gamefish remained unbroken for decades?

Susceptible to cold-temperature snaps, common snook flourish in warmer, tropical waters from Florida through the Caribbean side of Central America and along a portion of South America’s Atlantic coast. A Pacific version—called the black snook—is found from Baja to Colombia. Both can grow to about 50 pounds.

In Florida, snook spawn in the inlets each summer, and they are protected from harvest during that time as well as during the coldest parts of winter. Anglers target them at different times along mangrove shorelines, along the beach and at structures such as bridges. They often lay with their mouths into the current waiting for prey to pass with the tides.

New Florida Snook Zones in Effect

The snook season opens Feb. 1 in Florida’s east coast regions.

Conquering Florida’s Jetty Snook

Those boulders lining Florida’s inlets and passes are where to find the biggest snook in the state.

The Beauty of Belize

This Central American hotspot has some of the best flats fishing for bonefish, permit and tarpon.

How to Fish Oyster Bars

Tips on targeting redfish, trout, snook and other structure feeders at the bars.

Texas Snook Fishing in Winter

Sometimes the famed seatrout and red drum fishing in southernmost Texas is trumped by a great snook bite.

IGFA Record Pacific Snook!

A long-time light-tackle angler battled a Costa Rican snook for 20 minutes on 6-pound test to break a men’s IGFA line class record held for nearly 20 years.

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