Snook seasonal closure in Atlantic starts Dec. 15
Season closures are designed to help protect snook during vulnerable times such as cold weather.
The recreational harvest season for snook closes Tuesday, Dec. 15, in state and federal waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River, and will remain closed through Jan. 31, 2021, reopening to harvest Feb. 1, 2021. Anglers may continue to catch and release snook during the closed season.
Most state and all federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Monroe County and Everglades National Park closed, Dec. 1, and will reopen to harvest March 1, 2021.
Snook remains catch-and-release only in state waters from the Hernando/Pasco county line through Gordon Pass in Collier County (includes Tampa Bay and Hillsborough County) through May 31, 2021, in response to the impacts of red tide.
Snook also has a regular season closure in Gulf waters that runs May 1 through Aug. 31.
For more information on snook, click here: https://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/snook/
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