The $250,000, included in this year’s state budget and presented by state Rep. Danny Nix, will go to Mote Marine’s strategic ...

These two distinctive Southwest Florida gems were among 16 road-trip worthy destinations by USA TODAY Network's Florida ...

The snook fishery in Florida is predominantly catch and release. On average, 96% of snook on the Atlantic coast and 99% of snook on the Gulf coast are released alive after being caught.

A big reason snook is the favorite saltwater fish of Florida’s recreational anglers is that the species flourishes everywhere from mangrove-lined creeks to metropolitan canals. On the surface ...

Florida fishing regulations and fishing season opening and closing dates: Snook: Harvest opens Feb. 1 along Florida's Atlantic Coast.Bag limit: 1 per angler per day. Size limit: No shorter than 28 ...

Rep. Danny Nix hooked another $250,000 to help Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium restock the snook population.

University of Florida and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission researchers have studied the common snook for more than a decade, tracking their movements and recent invasion into the ...

Ten Thousand Islands: “Fly fishing for snook and tarpon has been good to great here in the upper Ten Thousand Islands”, said Goodland-based guide Capt. Paul Nocifora.

Redfish, snook and tarpon — known as the Big Three to Southwest Florida anglers — are popping up in shallow waters as they warm up.

Joe Blaze sent in this photo of a 40-inch snook he caught on the fly and then released on the Peace River on the west coast of Florida earlier this month. Blaze reports that since Florida banned ...

Central Florida fishing: Big spring speckled trout, snook, snapper biting in May. Ed Killer. ... One fish bag limit, 28-32 inches, snook stamp required.. Lobster: Season closed April 1.