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
Sanibel Island Beach
Fort Myers Beach (Lynn Hall Memorial Park)
St. Pete Beach
Lake Worth Beach
New Smyrna Beach
Pensacola Beach
Panama City Beach
Naples Beach
Marco Island Beach
Sebastian Inlet State Park
Haulover Beach Park
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
Clearwater Beach
St. George Island
St. Augustine Beach
Daytona Beach
Cocoa Beach
Cape Canaveral Beach
Mexico Beach
Deerfield Beach
Pompano Beach
Navarre Beach
Jacksonville Beach
Destin Beach
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Regulations by jurisdiction
FL
Stale: last verified 44 days ago.
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
Stale: last verified 44 days ago.
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