snook

[Trussman]

We set up the lights last night and came home with 14 nice specs and 5 big ole sandys. No trophies just a typical night. But the guy next to us caught a snook. I have only seen a small fry that I have caught in the cast net. Does anyone else catch them in the far west end?

[Ibtsoom]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]26659[/ATTACH]We set up the lights last night and came home with 14 nice specs and 5 big ole sandys. No trophies just a typical night. But the guy next to us caught a snook. I have only seen a small fry that I have caught in the cast net. Does anyone else catch them in the far west end?

Cool! Never caught one. Saw one dead in the diversionary a few years ago during a freeze though.

[coachlaw]

I've never caught a snook, but I've heard of them being caught at the Surfside jetties and at SLP. The SLP county park used to have a beautiful one in their aquarium, but the filter system went haywire one night and the fish died.

[kenny]

Was it released to make more Snook?

[plugger]

So , why are we seeing snook here . Not typical as far as I know . Anyone know the environmental conditions needed for snook ? So , is or area morphing into a different system ?

[walkinwader]

Cool...never saw one here in 40 yrs of my fishing

[Moonpie]

I've caught a couple of them at the mouth of the brazos area.
They're showing up more and more like mangrove snapper because our waters are getting warmer. Same reason flounder are getting thinner.
Somewhere I read they will not tolerate water cooler than 50deg.

[troutchaser213]

I caught one at the slp rv lights the last weekend of August. Went about 18in and was pretty healthy. I've seen a few caught in the rv park over the past 4 years but mainly around late August an when the water is real green and clear.

[dbarham]

theyre hereeee

[SUPER SPOOK]

sweet!!! until the water temp goes under 50.

[Cuda340]

Caught some small ones a few years ago fishing Hall's. Let them go of course.

[Trussman]

Well I wish I could say that it was released. If i had been the one who caught it then it would have been released. The guy who did catch it didn't even know what it was. Of course when he asked me if I knew what it was and i told him what a big deal it is to catch one, all he wanted to know was if it was good to eat. I was so sad when he dropped it in the cooler.

[mikey01]

i want one!

[Rollo]

I wonder if theres any truth to a story I was told by an old salt,that they were found in Trinity bay back before the Rollover pass was opened! He said Tarpon and Snook. Who knows! Ive heard of Tarpon from alot of people and even seen the pics from the Tarpon Rancho tournement!

[Gilbert]

Well I wish I could say that it was released. If i had been the one who caught it then it would have been released. The guy who did catch it didn't even know what it was. Of course when he asked me if I knew what it was and i told him what a big deal it is to catch one, all he wanted to know was if it was good to eat. I was so sad when he dropped it in the cooler.

they are actually good to eat. I've kept a few over the years but I fish for them down along the border. If I catch one up here, I toss them back.