snook

It’s been a minute since I’ve been on the water. I’ve been on my 2026 deer hunting tour for the past two weeks. I traded my fishing rod for a bow and a bolt action rifle. Now that the water is cooling down and settling down, we should start to see a huge push of smaller snook, bluefish and redfish coming down the beaches. The blues are voracious and will eat just about anything that you cast. Spoons, lipped diving plugs, live baits and cut baits are all good options for them. The smaller snook are going to be a little more particular in the daytime and will prefer pilchards, fingerling mullet, or large shrimp. The larger snook will typically eat larger mullet, croakers, and pinfish best. The redfish will range in size from 20 inches to 50 inches. Which size you catch will depend on where you are fishing. In the lagoons, the slot size up to about 35 inch fish have been readily available on cut bait. Along the beaches, these fish have been roaming up into the upper 40-inch range. Croakers, pinfish, and most cut baits will get their attention.

At this time of the year, you have to watch the cold fronts, but if you can get out in between them when the wind is calm, you can have some absolutely fantastic days on the water. If you’re interested in booking a trip with me to go chase some of these species, you can get my available dates on my website finelinefishingcharters.com, or you can call me at 321-636-3728. Let’s go catch your next memory!