subject: Snook Fishing Tips [print this page] One of the most popular types of fish for anglers in the Everglades is the snook. This is because snook are wily fish that can be very persnickety about what bait that they are going to bite on. A fisherman can bring in a great deal of snook using one type of bait or lure on one day and then fall flat with that same bait or lure the next. This makes them a challenge to the anglers who fish this region. The best time of year to fish for snook is during the spring months. This can range from April to June but the season really starts in May.
When the moon is the fullest in the month of May, spawning is officially considered to have begun. Those who are looking to land a few of the ten to twenty pound snook are going to find these three snook fishing tips are going to help them with their goal as long as they do not mind catching and releasing the fish.
1. Mangrove Trees - Snook absolutely love the shaded areas that are offered by the mangrove tree. The problem is that the mangrove tree roots love to eat lures and hooks of anglers going for the snook. Instead of casting directly at the holes provided by the mangrove tree roots, use a skipping of the bait or lure technique so that the roots do not get a chance at the lure. Many anglers get frustrated when they know the snook are sitting in these little holes made by the mangrove roots and yet they can not get to them.
The skipping technique allows the snook to get a look at the lure or bait and they are going to come up and strike at it.
Lures can get quite costly when you are losing more than two or three in the same stand of mangroves. Not only is the money wasted, but time and effort are wasted as well. Instead, keep the lures away from the actual roots that have barbs on them that attach very firmly to lures and hooks by only hitting the top of the water with the lure. This method can take a bit more patience, but it is going to be less frustrating than having to tie on a new lure or tackle every time a cast is made and the lure is taken by the mangrove roots.
