Patrick Dolan - Best Shots Winner - Jr Division - August
This my son Patrick (AKA El Fuego) with a 43 inch monster. He is 5 years old and already leaving his dad in the dust. We fished with Capt Chris McCubbin on 8-7-2010, submitted by Dad, Chris.
Oliver Green - Best Shots Winner - August
Ran up the beach from my home in Boca Raton. Saw tons
of bait but no beach snook. Worked the jetty at Boynton inlet for a while with
no hits and was going to pull the anchor when I saw all the fish were sitting
under the boat in the shadow. Dropped a live bait and it was ON! Perfect low slot fish, released to fight another day after a
quick photo on the self timer. Am wearing my blue Snook Foundation shirt. Posted: Aug 2010
Jim Marino - Matchala
Caught 3 nice legal reds released one. Also caught 3 short
snook and released them. Posted: Aug 2010
Adam Singer - Boynton Inlet {north shore line}
Long time fly fisherman, but new to shore fly fishing for sbook. Mainly interested in sight fishing for the snook, but got this one blind casting a 2" Clouser-type green/white fly, 40# flurocarbon tippet on a 9wt Sage, into nearby bait school. And, look what found, a beautiful 38" snook. Posted: Aug 2010
Jesus Lluis - Biscayne Bay
I spotted this monster while searching for snook on the flats flipped a gulp shrimp a few feet in front of him and it was all history. I didn't get a measure of it because I don't like keeping those big fish out the water to long in the summer ~ but I say he did 40"+. Posted: Aug 2010
Rich Jones - Everglades Back Country
35"+, A workout getting this fish out of the roots on light tackle. Catching these bigger snook in the backcountry can be a bit more challenging than catching one in more open areas. Posted: Aug 2010
Matt Kersting - St. Pete {oyster bar near Johns Pass}
42in snook caught on 8/14/2010 using 8wt. fly, white and chartruese keys style tarpon
fly #1 hook. Caught at sunset on 4th cast in one foot of water. Posted: Aug 2010
Joey - Atlantic Blvd Spillway {Pompano}
Caught five this size on fly, a size 6 deceiver. Posted Aug 2010
Ray Jimenez - Jupiter Inlet
Caught on 20 lb plug tackle on a live croaker fishing inside
Jupiter inlet on August 12, 2010 with my son Cameron who took this great photo!
Fish was 42" and was released to continue its summer spawn. Posted Aug 2010
Paul Kabalin - Jupiter Inlet
Caught on 8/01/2010 by Reef Kabalin, age 7 . Posted: Aug 2010
Mike Zambito -Anna Maria Island
My brother had missed a big fish the night before the 4th of
July weekend. The night of the fourth he was falling asleep on the couch and I
was taunting him with imitation drag noises. We laughed a lot, however when he
finally fell asleep, I went down to the seawall with a hand sized pinfish. The
rest is history! She was roughly 45 inches. Not sure of her weight. I just
wanted to get my shot and send her on her way. Largest Snook I’ve ever
caught! Posted: Aug 2010
Lawson Davenport - Chazowitzka
Took my son Lawson out with Captain Bill Hope for some red
fishing. Hooked and landed this 30 inch redfish by himself. Posted: Aug 2010
Chris Dolan - Naples
This my son Patrick Dolan (AKA El Fuego) with a 43 inch
monster. He is 5 years old and already leaving his dad in the dust. We were on a short vacation in
Naples and booked a charter with Capt. Chris McCubbinn for a 4 hour night
trip on 8/07/2010. Patrick landed this whopping 43 incher soon after he had just caught a 33 incher. Both fish were released. We had a good time. I think the picture
says it all. Posted: Aug 2010
Jason Stock - Sarasota Bay
I was using my kayak motor torqeedo along the edge of the flat. I saw the fins sticking out of the water. I threw the spook and brought it to her and she crushed it. After a good fight, got a few pictures and revived her with the motor and she swam away healthy! Check out JMSnooky Kayak Charters. Posted: Aug 2010
Ben Nelson - Weedon Island {Tampa Bay}
20 lb 40 in snook caught on cut ladyfish.caught during a redfish tournament,and released.lots of these around Weedon Island. Posted: Aug 2010
Steve Plamann - Delray Beach
My 14-year-old son Gus caught this 34-inch beauty in the surf on Aug. 4 using a MirrorOline Catch Jr. She swam away strong after a couple of quick photos. Posted: Aug 2010
Lisa - Bonita Springs - My First Fish
Some friends taught me the basics of using the fishing pole. I remembered the story of when Jesus told the fisherman to throw their nets in the sea and they obeyed and when they pulled it out, there was a lot of fish!! So, I said OK, if they believed then I believe too! So, I waited about 1 hour and 40 minutes and then all of a sudden, I felt a strong pull. After about 5 minutes, to my and everyone's surprise I pulled out this lovely snook!! That's having faith!!! Posted: Aug 2010
John Van Lith - Fort Lauderdale
This beauty dragged me all over the back canals and had to wrestle her out from under a few docks. Snapped a quick photo and released her to fight another day. Posted: Aug 2010
Jon Brett - St. Pete
This was the only snook we saw all night. I got it to eat a doodle fly - tied out of my dog, Jack's, tail hair. Posted: Aug 2010
Michael Camden - Cockroach Bay
This hungry snook had no reluctancy in pursuing the live
pilchard tossed to the Mangrove she was lurking under. What made this catch
exciting was seeing the snook appear out of the darkness of the mangrove roots
and ambush the pilchard. She made a couple of determined runs back to the bush
but I was able to keep her turn one final time for a catch. After a few quick
photos she was released healthy. Posted: Aug 2010
Yanni and Paulina Melissas -Best Shots Winners - July
Brother and sister, Yanni and Paulina caught this 44 inch, approx 30 lb snook with light tackle late night fishing Boca Grande. Posted July, 2010
Austin Ferguson - Best Shots Winner - Jr. Angler - July
Fishing with friends in Mosquito Lagoon, I landed this huge redfish. Posted July, 2010
Carlos Monzon-Aguirre -Dunedin
Fishing in the flats close to Honey Moon Park. This was
on July 19, 2010 with my friend Jorge. First time he goes fishing with
me in my canoe. On the first cast we got this 32 inch snook. It jump
out of the water like 5 times and it was a nice fight. Posted July/2010
Paul Rossberg - Ft. Lauderdale
Mid day sight fishing with live mullet in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic. Posted July, 2010.
Tom Tardonia - Tequesta
Lily Tardonia's first Snook, caught/released in Jupiter Inlet. Posted July, 2010.
Donna Lauria - Brandon
Tarpon was over seven feet long; caught and released in the Peace River. Posted July, 2010
Capt Rick Ryals - fishing at River Palm in Jensen Beach
caught this 41 incher on a DOA C.A.L. July 19th
Mandy Brawley - Ozello
I caught this lil beauty at the vast mouth of the St. Martens River. They were tearing up the live shrimp attached to my favorite
popping cork. I'm big into catch and gently releasing, especially the
undersized ones;)so this one went back in the water. Man that was such
a great day....posted July, 2010
Capt Danny Barrow - Lake Worth Lagoon
Capt.Danny lowering a 20 pound snook into the water for release."Woohoo". Posted July, 2010
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Ken Taylor - Manasota Key
One of 8 snook that we caught and released in one late June morning, using DOA 1/4 oz shrimp while beach fishing. Near Clear Gold
Glitter was the hot color in the stirred up surf.
Justin Richey - Sanibel
Every summer, my family and I plan a trip to Sanibel Island for a getaway. I was walking the beach casting a Mirrodine (Silver) through schools of pilchards right on the shoreline. This nice 31in. fish hit and ran down the beach in the opposite direction. Fish was successfully revived and released. Awesome fight!
Kyle Potter - Lighthouse Point snook
My son, his buddy and I decided to go fishing late one Saturday. I was
teaching his buddy how to cast and Kyle was driving the boat but also
fishing off the back of the boat with a DOA. The next thing I hear is
the drag screaming and son is smiling because he has his first snook on
the line. Not bad for a casual day of fishing!
Ken Taylor - Manasota Key - June
33 1/4" beach snook caught and released by sightfishing a DOA 1/4 oz shrimp in #305 Nite-Glo along the beach.
John Romer - Lutz, FL
I thought I'd share the picture of the Pacific Sail Fish that I caught on the Costa Rica trip I won from the Snook Foundation silent auction last year. The fish was caught on June 15th aboard the "Sails Call" and measured approximately 9ft long and 130 pounds. Thanks Snook Foundation, we had a great time.
Donna Ahlers - Bradenton
A beautiful Friday afternoon that my husband and I took off from work to spend a day on the water with our neighbor, Capt Dan LeLaTorre. Had a great day with the reds, a tarpon and then finally this beauty. Dan and I were lucky enough to each get one and my husband still remains snookless. Hope to see more!
Jamie McCall - Miami, FL
Fly fishing for snook with my father off the beach in Naples,
Florida...What could be better than fishing with your dad?!...Landed a
big one - great fight; several runs-jumps...it was awesome...Jamie
Ken Taylor - North Port, FL
Fish was caught and released on a 3.5" Yum Money Minnow with an exposed
1/8 white collared jighead. Had a plastic worm rattle inserted in the
tail of the lure for sound. Fish hit just after 6:00 am on a full moon
incoming tide along the beach at Manasota Key near Englewood, Florida.
Jim Marino - Cape Coral FL
Caught 04/27/10 daybreak top water zara spook.38" long 26 lbs.Matlacha
pass. We still have big ones here after the bad winter. Released alive
and well.
Edward J. Panick Jr. - Somerset NJ
I was fishing with my buddy Joe Mariano in the Sebastion River. We
launched out of Dale Winbrow Park and headed south or up river We
caught 3 nice sized snook on April 28 2010 the first was 27" the second
was 28" and mine was the largest at 36". All were caught on a red
silver flash bomber stick bait. We we're fishing tight to the low lying
trees and mangroves. all 3 we're caught and released.
Trey Deaugherty - Bradenton, FL
My buddy Ben (right) and I were fishing the mouth of the Manatee River
last October when we caught these two. The big one was 39" and weighed
about 20 pounds.
Jesus Lluis - Miami, FL
Caught her on a live ladyfish during a tournament
Jason Hermes - Lantana, FL
My friend Dan and I where just about to give up when he hooked into
this beauty on a gulp jigging it down the mangrove line. Fish was
photo'd, revived and released!
Will Carlson
This was one of about 30 caught on a recent trip near Boca Grande.
Jesus Lluis - Miami FL
Nice snook I caught and released in a brackish canal by my house on a
twitchen rap. Thank God for braid cause if not I wouldn't have had a
chance.
Michael Moreno - Miami FL
Biscayne Bay snook. We caught over 20 that Febuary afternoon. Found lots of fish this size that day
Michael Moreno - MIami FL
Michael (11) caught this fish in Government Cut in Miami drifting a live shrimp. It was his first snook caught at night.
Marcel Moreno - MIami FL
This snook was caught in Government Cut in Miami on a night with 65
degree water and the air temperatures around 58.The fish ate a large
shrimp on a jig drifted past the jetty.
Jesus Lluis - Miami, FL
Nice snook on a plug
Capt. Hal Rosenblatt - Palm City, FL
Kyle was casting a MR 5 mirrolure when he had a
huge hit. He did not hook the fish on that cast and didn't think it was
a tarpon because it didn boil on it. He continued to cast and about 4
cast later the big snook hit the lure and was hooked. After a real nice
fight and some beautiful this beautiful snook was caught and release
quickly.
Scott Livingston - Thonotosassa, FL
42" Snook caught in Tampa Bay.
Rick Klosicki - Tampa Florida
I hooked this girl on March 26 but she escaped.
I went back the next morning and the same thing happened. Went back
later that afternoon and finally landed her...She was 34 inches and
very healthy, revived and released unharmed. This is my personal best.
Submitted by Donna Moore in Cape Coral
This was a horrible winter. We are still seeing alot of snook and all different sizes. I kayak
So searching for snook in clear water is a treat
Jesus Lluis - Miami FL
She ate a trolled live ladyfish
Tim Wrzesinski - Punta Gorda, FL
Nice fighting 29 inch snook caught after a large amount of rainfall
raised canal water levels and increased flow. She was released unharmed
and swam off with a splash of her tail.
Steve Haris - Sarasota, FL
Steve is holding this slot sized snook caught somewhere on Longboat Key.
Capt Scott Moore - Sarasota
shot this photo of Capt Eric Bales visiting from East coast FL before heading up to Alaska Rainbow lodge for the summer.
Justin Richey - Sebastian Inlet
My father and I were fishing Sebastian Inlet on January 2, 2010, RIGHT
BEFORE the Freeze of 2010. I was in town for winter break from the
University of Florida and wanted to do a bit of Snook fishing. A buddy
told me that Snook tend to feed hard right before a freeze and he was
absolutely right. The water dripping off these fish was as warm as bath
water! I assume the water was not yet hit by the cold weather. This 30"
fish was landed on a Bomber Windcheater (Silver/Green) and released
successfully.
Jason Hermes - Boynton Beach Inlet
Caught late morning, was about to give up. Saw some mullet get a little nervous about 25 ft off shore. Tossed my 6" Rapala top water 15-20 feet passed and she nailed it on the 10th or 11th twitch. Weighed about 18 lb's. Posted: Sep 2010
John Williams - St. Marks, FL
Ladyfish, caught by Liam Oliver Dulaney, his first "game" fish. Posted: Sep 2010
