If there is a lot of food in the area, they’ll hold longer."Īs Hubbard notes, snook metabolism starts picking up when water temperature reaches about 75 degrees. Also, food will determine how fast they move through an area. The warmer it is, the faster they'll be moving toward the Gulf. "The cooler it is, the slower the fish will be moving toward the Gulf. "Everything depends on the weather and water temperature," said Charlotte Harbor Capt. Having eaten very little during their cold-season retreats, linesiders will feed voraciously on just about anything they can catch, but their primary spring target is the voluminous schools of whitebait and threadfin herring (greenbacks) that show up each spring.
Once spring delivers stable weather and rising air/water temperatures, snook emerge from their winter haunts with rumbling bellies and plans of moving progressively closer to the coastal pass where they'll stage for their summer spawn. Wherever they roam, snook are extremely cold-sensitive, so they'll pass the frigid winter months way back in the deep, stable waters of coastal rivers, creeks, canals and port basins. Smaller populations thrive as far north as Crystal River, but the state's left coast sees consistent snook fishing from Tarpon Springs down through Florida Bay. "They'll be fattening up on finger mullet and whitebaits (scaled sardines) to get ready for the summer spawn."įor a subtropical species, the Greater Tampa Bay area represents the upper end of the snook's geographic range. Jason Stock, who guides in the Bradenton area from a flats skiff or kayak. "The snook are charged back up after a couple cold months of winter," said Capt. Sleek and streamlined, the snook is built for feeding efficiency and fighting fury, and spring unleashes both traits. Many reasons justify Florida's reputation as "Sport Fishing Capital of the World" and one of them has a long, black stripe down each of its muscular flanks.Ĭentropomus undecimalis, better known as snook but often called "linesiders," is a pedal-to-the-metal predator that brings its a game on every down. Finesse the snook and you will win" - Capt. "Let the fish take the blistering runs and make those acrobatic jumps.
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