snook

The snook bite at Canaveral and Sebastian continues to amaze me again this week. These fish are everywhere! Next to mangrove roots, under docks, in the flats, near the jetties, and even along the beaches. There has never been a better time to chase snook than right now. Over the past week my anglers have landed so many snook between 22 and 32-inches that I’ve lost count. However, Monday we did struggle with the high winds, passing rain showers and rising barometric pressure. This shut the bite down after the morning frenzy. Live baits are producing the biggest fish in both the lagoons and the inlets. Some of these snook are running into the 40 inch range. Artificial lures are very productive on the smaller fish in the lagoons near docks and mangrove trees. Along the near-coastal waters the best bait has been a medium sized live shrimp on a 1/8 to 1/4-ounce jig head. Artificial shrimp will work in both places but really shine when fished under docks along the west shoreline of the Indian River Lagoon.

I’ve had some good responses to my “Spacefish Special” offer that I put on last week’s report and want to thank those of you who have taken advantage of it. I did have a couple of anglers that contacted me about it but they get sea sick and didn’t want to tempt their fate by booking a near-coastal excursion. So I booked them with the same discount for a flats trip so they could get out and try their luck at catching some snook, trout, jacks, juvenile tarpon and redfish with me. I’m going to extend my offer to those of you who want to go but may not have contacted me to ask about this possibility. So here we are… any afternoon 4-hour flats/lagoon trip or any afternoon 5-hour near-coastal trip that you book to run between today and May 29th will receive a $50 Spacefish discount! You must call me to get the code for your reservation discount at 321-636-3728. Leave a message if I don’t answer because I’m out on the water with clients. I’ll call you back later when I get in from that day’s trip. This offer only applies to trips run before May 30th so get booked for the day you want and let’s go catch you next memory!