Well it looks like they will be opening snook season September 1st to allow for harvest. I don’t necessarily agree with the opening. I think the devastating impact of the 2010 cold spell was massive and the three year closure definitely helped but not to the point that the fishery should re-open. If you want to see the population recover, I urge everyone to continue to practice “catch and release”. This will only benefit us all in the future. We had a great fishery, now its average. Let’s work together to get it back to what we know that it can be.
To read more: http://m.myfwc.com/news/news-releases/2013/june/12/snook-season/
