A snook has not been harvested legally from Florida's Gulf Coast since November 2009. But Gulf Coast snook anglers will be shut out until Sept. 14, anglers will be able to harvest snook caught in Atlantic Coast state waters except Monroe County - which is managed under Gulf Coast rules. The FWC chose to keep harvest prohibited in an effort to allow the snook population to continue to rebuild from the devastating losses suffered during those 2010 freezes.įrom 12:01 a.m. Yet, in somewhat of a surprise move, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted at its June meeting to keep the Gulf Coast snook fishery off limits for harvest. Since Atlantic Coast estuaries tend to have more average depth and closer access to deeper waters than those on the Gulf Coast, a larger percentage of cold-sensitive fish survived. Water temperatures dipped, as well, and in spots with shallow depths they were as cool as the air and cool enough to kill dozens of species of fish unable to escape. Over the span of two weeks, incalculable numbers of snook and other fish sensitive to cold-water temperatures perished statewide as air temperatures remained below 40 degrees for lengths of time never before recorded in Florida. Yet the disparity in management methods has never been as stark as it has since unprecedented freezes socked the state's tropical region in January 2010. Florida has managed snook stocks separately on Gulf and Atlantic coasts for more than 30 years. Once again, state snook fans will be limited to location when it comes to catching and keeping them. 1 is the date when they can again begin to enjoy a fish that is as renowned for its sporting qualities as it is for its fillets. Over the past 25 years, anglers have learned that Sept. The summer shutdown was enacted when research illustrated that the snook's presence in large concentrated schools around inlets and passes for spawning purposes made them easy targets. Since 1987, anglers who enjoy taking a snook home for dinner have had to wait out the June, July, August closure statewide. 1, as the beginning of the year's ninth month also kicks off a much-anticipated change in fishing seasons - the fall opening of snook season. Few dates are more exciting for a Treasure Coast saltwater angler than Sept.
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