Species
Common Snook
Centropomus undecimalis · family Centropomidae
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Florida's premier inshore gamefish — an ambush predator that stacks up around passes, bridges, docks, and mangrove edges, especially on a moving tide. Extremely cold-sensitive; hard freezes cause snook kills. Explosive strikes on live bait, jigs, and topwater.
Preferred conditions
- Water temp
- 68–88°F (ideal 78°F)
- Tide
- outgoing
- Moon
- either
- Depth
- 2–20 ft
- Active months
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Best common snook conditions today
St. George Island
Franklin Co., FL · harvest closed
100/100
St. Pete Beach
Pinellas Co., FL · harvest closed
100/100
Sanibel Island Beach
Lee Co., FL · harvest closed
92/100
Fort Myers Beach (Lynn Hall Memorial Park)
Lee Co., FL · harvest closed
92/100
Panama City Beach
Bay Co., FL · harvest closed
88/100
Clearwater Beach
Pinellas Co., FL · harvest closed
88/100
New Smyrna Beach
Volusia Co., FL · harvest closed
84/100
Mexico Beach
Bay Co., FL · harvest closed
75/100
Cocoa Beach
Brevard Co., FL · harvest closed
72/100
Haulover Beach Park
Miami-Dade Co., FL · harvest closed
68/100
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
Miami-Dade Co., FL · harvest closed
68/100
Navarre Beach
Santa Rosa Co., FL · harvest closed
63/100
Destin Beach
Okaloosa Co., FL · harvest closed
63/100
Daytona Beach
Volusia Co., FL · harvest closed
55/100
Pensacola Beach
Escambia Co., FL · harvest closed
52/100
Jacksonville Beach
Duval Co., FL · harvest closed
47/100
Cape Canaveral Beach
Brevard Co., FL · harvest closed
47/100
Sebastian Inlet State Park
Brevard Co., FL · harvest closed
47/100
Lake Worth Beach
Palm Beach Co., FL · harvest closed
47/100
Naples Beach
Collier Co., FL · harvest closed
47/100
Marco Island Beach
Collier Co., FL · harvest closed
47/100
Deerfield Beach
Broward Co., FL · harvest closed
43/100
Pompano Beach
Broward Co., FL · harvest closed
43/100
St. Augustine Beach
St. Johns Co., FL · harvest closed
35/100
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Regulations by jurisdiction
FL
atlantic
- Min size
- 28"
- Max size
- 32"
- Creel
- 1
Atlantic: 28–32" slot, 1/day, snook permit required. Harvest open Feb 1–May 31 and Sep 1–Dec 14; catch-and-release the rest of the year.
Source · verified 2026-05-29
gulf
- Min size
- 28"
- Max size
- 33"
- Creel
- 1
Gulf: 28–33" slot, 1/day, snook permit required. Harvest open Mar 1–Apr 30 and Sep 1–Nov 30; catch-and-release the rest of the year.
Source · verified 2026-05-29