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Volume 10, Issue 4 |
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Page 6 |
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Roaring-2-GO and Aquaholic went out on Dec 31st. The weather reports called for 2 to 3 foot waves and a nice warm day. As it turned out we had 4 to 6 foot waves and a wind chill of 48. After making our normal run to the fishing grounds the two captains maneuvered the vessels closer to the lee shores and began to boat some fish. There were a total of 18 fish boated including large Sheep-head & Porgies, some nice Spanish Mackerel. Hal sported his new Shamano rod with a weight class of 60 to 200 lb.. What a try out it had as the first fish caught and boated was a 7 foot Barracuda, the rod tip came almost to his knuckles at one point, what a fight and what a tribute to this new style rod. On this trip was John Pulley’s Son and grandsons, Roger Sandstrom, Jim Farrell, Mark Glesne and of course Captain John and Hal. |
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The following information has been paraphrased and excerpted from the Florida Outdoors Special Section, which was published on Sunday, January 25, 2009. Capt. Danny Barrow has made a living by catching snook here in South Florida. And with the start of snook season, his advice can help make a successful season for you.
With the colder temperatures of winter slowly exiting the area and springtime temps on the horizon, the waters of the Lake Worth Lagoon, and then the Indian River Lagoon, will begin to warm up, thus triggering what we hope will be an awesome season of rod-bending battles with one of Florida’s most sought after inshore game fish --- the snook!
Two of the snook’s favorite live baits to feed on, threadfin herring and pilchards, which have eluded anglers for the past couple months will gradually begin appearing around inlets and bridges. As the season progresses, snook will become more aggressive and eager to pounce on artificial lures and soft plastic baits, too.
One piece of advice I give to the novice angler targeting snook is to be patient and always bring a few dozen live shrimp with you when going fishing for the elusive linesider. Shrimp are a staple of the snook’s diet.
To learn more about catching the elusive snook, go to Captain Danny Barrow’s website at: http://www.gosnookfishing.com/.
Rules & Regulations - 2009 Size limit for snook is no less than 28 inches and no longer than 32 inches on the Atlantic coast, and 28 to 33 inches in the Gulf of Mexico and Monroe County using the “pinch-tail” measuring system. The daily bag limit is one per person. George Greenstein |