The recreational harvest season for snook reopens Wednesday in Florida's Atlantic coastal and inland waters, including Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River.
Anglers may keep one snook between 28 and 32 inches in length per day in the allowable harvest areas only.
Fishermen targeting snook must have a snook permit, as well as a saltwater license unless they are exempt from having a license. Using snatch hooks and spears is prohibited.
It is illegal to buy or sell snook.
The harvest of snook remains closed in all of Florida's Gulf of Mexico state waters, including Everglades National Park and Monroe County, until Aug. 31. Anglers may still catch and release snook during the closure, but the FWC encourages everyone to handle and release these fish carefully to help ensure their survival upon release.
Visit MyFWC.com/Fishing and click on "Saltwater" for more information on snook.
From information from the Florida Wildlife Commission
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