Recreational snook season opens Oct. 1 for most areas of Southwest Florida and closes Nov. 30.
Large stretches of Southwest Florida and Charlotte Harbor will soon be open for the harvesting of snook for amateur hobbyists in the region.
The recreational harvest season for snook begins Oct. 1 for the Charlotte Harbor and Southwest Florida management regions, according to a news release from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC[1]). The recreational season will remain open through Nov. 30.
Recreational snook anglers will want to take advantage of the two-month fishing window. After it closes, it will remain closed from Dec. 1 through the end of February.
The open season for Charlotte Harbor and Southwest Florida includes all state and inland waters in the management region. The stipulations for recreational snook fishing are rigorous with only one fish allowed to be caught per person per day. The limit on the snook caught is also specific in terms of size. The state requires snook must be 28 inches to 33 inches in length.
The Charlotte Harbor[2] region for snook fishing runs from essentially southern Sarasota County to the northern reaches of Collier County.
The FWC specific area of Charlott Harbor snook harvesting includes, “The northern coastal boundary is at 27°04.727’ north latitude, near the Venice Municipal Airport, and the region extends south to 26°15.227’ north latitude, near Vanderbilt Beach Road in Collier County. (And) includes all waters of the Caloosahatchee, Myakka, and Peace rivers and their tributaries. Does not include Lake Okeechobee.”
The Southwest Florida[3] designation for recreational snook harvesting extends from the southern most area of the Charlotte Harbor area into the Florida Keys and has the same time frame for fishing. It includes: “The northern boundary is at 26°15.227’ North latitude, near Vanderbilt Beach Road in Collier County, and the region extends through the Florida Keys to the Monroe/Miami-Dade county line. Includes all waters of Everglades National Park.”
For even more specific information on the snook season, anglers can go to the FWC website[4] established to answer questions about that area of harvesting.
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References
- ^ FWC (myfwc.com)
- ^ Charlotte Harbor (myfwc.com)
- ^ Southwest Florida (myfwc.com)
- ^ website (myfwc.com)