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Snook harvesting season ends Thursday

By Hannah Morse

hemorse@bradenton.com
FWC biologist Ron Taylor holds a snook that was caught and later released as part of a research project.
FWC biologist Ron Taylor holds a snook that was caught and later released as part of a research project. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Snook, line and sinker! The season to harvest snook on Florida’s West Coast is coming to an end for the year.

Thursday marks the closure of seasonal snook harvesting designated by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The season will reopen March 1, 2017.

Anglers are still allowed to catch-and-release, but cannot take snook in waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Monroe County and Everglades National Park.

During open season, anglers can harvest one per day and the snook must be between 28 and 32 inches, according to the FWC.

On Florida’s Atlantic Coast, snook harvesting season lives on until Dec. 15 and will reopen Feb. 1.

Hannah Morse: 941-745-7055, @mannahhorse

This story was originally published November 29, 2016 at 3:26 PM with the headline "Snook harvesting season ends Thursday."

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