Snook Season..... - Page 3

#21 01-21-2010, 09:52 AM

In the mid-forties off Jacksonville and in the St Johns River system for about two weeks during that cold spell. Slowly coming back up. I fished yesterday - temperature at Mayport - the mouth of the St Johns River - was 51 degrees. It was warmer offshore.

Capt Chuck · #22 01-21-2010, 09:06 PM

Excerpt from The Stuart News

Vero Beach’s Matt Fahmie and his friends used the rare opportunity to clean up the waterways a little bit of dead snook.

“We went out during the freezing temperatures just to look around and saw some snook struggling,” Fahmie said. “We went into some of the canals behind homes in John’s Island. The homeowners were pretty happy we were helping to clean up.”

Fahmie said his friends picked up over 70 large snook, 10 of which he estimated to be larger than 40 inches in length. The fish were taken to a tree farm in western Indian River County and used as fertilizer.

Ed · #23 01-22-2010, 12:21 AM

I was just down that way running a 60' Searay from Merrit Island to West Palm. The water in Merrit Island was freezing cold. At night in West Palm I tried fishing off the swim platform with the underwater lights on...but the huge snook swimming in the lights were not cooperating because of the cold temps. The only thing that would bite the shrimp was catfish...

#24 01-22-2010, 09:40 AM

Luckily the cold weather did not affect the redfish population. Caught this 27 incher and another just like her on 1-20 off the rocks in North Florida. Water temperature was about 51.

Fr. Frank · #25 01-22-2010, 11:35 AM

Braggart.

oldfielder · #26 01-24-2010, 10:58 AM

Hope those reds keep working. I'll be down in crystal river area yak fishing in a few weeks.

uncleboo · #27 01-25-2010, 01:07 PM

Hey, Ron. Listening to the fishing reports for the Outer Banks, NC, the reds are working the shoreline in massive amounts, reports of schools over a mile long. Surf fishing yields a catch almost every cast when in the school. Been too busy with mom and work to go.

Just talked to David. We're going to get together soon. Thanks again!!!

#28 01-25-2010, 08:18 PM

I'm trying to find a good older Seacraft for him to buy - one that does not need a lot of work, because he can't afford to fix one and does not know how anyway. He is shopping for a boat - Currently he is fishing out of an old 15 ft Duracraft aluminum boat I gave him several years ago. All he wants to do is fish for rockfish in the sound and for shad in the spring. So he will keep the Duracraft to take to Weldon a few times in March and April. He's looking to spend 10K or less if possible.