Snook have been classified as a gamefish since 1957. They are caught year round but are out of season December 15 th - January 31 st ., June, July and August.
Snook fight hard using fast runs combined with quick changes of direction and jumps.
Casting artificial lures, still fishing with live bait or fly fishing with files that imitate small bait fish or crustaceans are all good methods to catch Snook. The average Snook is 3 lbs., with some fish to 8 lbs. fairly common. What little is known about the tarpon proves that this prehistoric animal is one of the most diversified and interesting creatures in the world. The tarpon is the only fish with an air bladder which allows it to absorb oxygen and live in waters with almost no oxygen content. Tarpon are also called tarpum, sabalo real, cuffum, silverfish or silverking and belong to the bony fish family Elopidae.