photo courtesy Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Snook are being watch carefully as the cold winter has reduced their numbers.
The snook (Centropomous undecimalis) is an important game fish in our area, reaching weights of up to 50 pounds.
Because of its reduced numbers, snook harvest and possession is regulated by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Snook are protandric hermaphrodites, meaning individuals that start their lives as males may turn into females at maturity (around 7 years of age).
Locally, snook frequent brackish mangrove estuaries, freshwater canals, and rivers, and swim in schools along beaches and inlets when spawning (May – September).
Snook do not do well in water temperatures below 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Because of the high degree of snook mortality resulting from cold water temperatures in January, the FWC issued an executive order to keep snook season closed this year from through August 31. For more information about snook season, visit www.myfwc.com
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