DOA Junior Division Photo Contest Winner
Josh Wallen - Spillway Snook
His first ever Snook!
Submitted by Capt. Danny Barrow
Posted 1/12/2012
Steven White - Miami
DOA Best Shots Winner - December
Caught with a finger mullet.
Posted on 12/14/2011
Robert Maxwell - Aucilla River
DOA Best Shots Winner - November
Posted on 11/16/2011
Dave Decker - Hillsborough County
Posted on 12/23/2011
David Lee - Flamingo, FL
No Motor Zone Snook in Flamingo, Fl. One of 20 fish caught on fly. This area seems to be rebounding a bit but still not even close to the same that it was.
Posted on 12/21/2011Robert Kinchen - St. Lucie
Posted on 12/23/2011
Submitted by Capt. Danny Barrow
Submitted by Capt. Danny Barrow
NIGHT TRIP, SPILLWAY, BOYNTON BEACH. ONE OF THE UNDER SLOT SNOOK WAS AN 18 IN. SWORD SPINE SNOOK.
Posted on 11/28/2011
John Williams - Chesapeake Bay
Trolling, rough seas aboard the Killin Time II, w/Capt. Chuck and Marcus
Posted on 12/3/2011
Eddie Mohrman - Ponce De Leon
Posted on 11/16/2011
Terry Gibson
I had inexperienced anglers on the boat. We caught many small crevalle jacks, pinfish, pigfish, sail- and flathead catfish, and ladyfish. We were using only artificial lures or Gulp!
Posted on 11/28/2011
Kendall Perrine - South Miami
A nice fat spillway snook on a jig with Gulp curly tail.
Posted on 11/16/2011
M. Kinley - Hillsborough Bay
Junior Division Photo Contest Winner!
Submitted by Capt. Danny Barrow - Spillway, Boynton Beach
April Hartman - Indian River
Women's Division Photo Contest Winner!
Submitted by Capt. Danny Barrow - Ocean Ave. Bridge, Boynton Beach
David Lee - Cape Sable, Flamingo
Men's October Photo Contest Winner!
We ended up sight fishing this snook in shallow water off Cape Sable Flamingo. This was one of the hardest hit regions in Florida.TJ Miller - Snook
Woohooo!!! Took the cold snap to finally turn on the bite! Ran out all the braid on my Symetre 4500, had to tighten the drag before he took the mono backing too!
Posted on 11/6/2011
David Hansen - Mosquito Lagoon
Mosquito Lagoon Redfish - October 2011
Posted on 10/24/2011
Kurt Decker - Rocky Point
Caught off the shoreline parking lot in Tampa.
Posted on 10/20/2011
Darren House - Vero Beach
This snook ate a trout that I just hooked on a topwater plug.
Posted on 10/24/2011
Eddie Mohrman - Ponce de Leon
THIS CRAZY SNOOK MADE 3 CRAZY JUMPS ONE OF THEM RIGHT OVER THE FRONT OF MY KAYACK.HE FELL FOR A SOFT PLASTIC DOA GREENBACK ON A 1/8 OUNCE RED JIG HEAD A FIRST LIGHT.
Posted on 10/24/2011
Jared Engskow
My cousin Jacob caught this beauty on a Mirodine 15min after sunset. Jacob is from NC and this is his FIRST EVER SNOOK. Not sure on the exact length, we had a 32" ruler on the cooler and it was easily 2-3 inches longer than the ruler. This was a night we will not soon forget.
Posted 10/19/2011
Elman Myers - South Miami
Posted on 10/24/2011
Beth Williams - St. Mark's, Florida
Beth landed her first fish ever, this nice-30-inch redfish, fishing with her husband in the Jack & Jill tournament. "Caught on shrimpu under a float, after waiting almost all day for the rising tide to push enough water against the north wind to allow this fish to find us. We didn't weigh a fish in the tournament, everything was too small, or too big. We still felt like winners!"
Posted 10/17/2011
Keith Bardes - Cape Coral Yacht Club
Sight fished this big boy, he ate a live handpicked shrimp, and took me for a ride to remember!
Posted 10/16/2011
Bobby Greenwell - Naples
Says, sure enough, the new SGF Fishing shirt works! - Nice Redfish Bobby!
John Dobbins - Sister Islands, Indian River City
Fishing the Red Eye Tournament. 1st Red was only 25 inches so back it went. This one was 26.5 inches and made the board. 4th place for weight and 2nd for spots. Released to play another day.
Posted 10/8/2011
Hunter weston - Stuart, FL
Official measurement- length 46", girth 28"
Posted 10/12/2011
Bobby Greenwell
James Van Pelt - Estero, FL
Posted 10/8/2011
Jacobo Anaya - Cartagena - Colombia
Best International Photo Contest Winner!
It was a wonderful night of catch and release, I was able to catch and
release two Snook. This will make fishing from the shore and the
background of the Historical Center of Cartagena de Indias - Colombia.
Capt. Richie Rich - On the Caloosahatchee River, FL
I was lucky to not lose this 32" in the mangroves
Posted 10/8/2011
Craig Korczynski - Pine Island
Caught while on vacation, many trout caught as well.
Posted on Sept. 23
Andy McMechan - Lake Worth, Florida
August Photo Contest Winner!
e Worth with a nine weight fly rod and a simple pilchard fly. Every snook has its own personality and when we saw this one working the edge we could tell she was quite "Happy". To say that she jumped on the fly could be the understatement of the century. After a quick photo we sent her on her way.
Posted 8-27-11
Michelle Brown
Best Women's Photo Contest Winner!
Posted 8-27-11
Jae Lee - Citrus County
Power Plant Snook with Brian S. of Fishhead Kayak Charters
Posted on 9-21-2011
Bobby Greenwell
Snook
Posted on Sept. 23
Tom Kenny - Stuart
36" snook caught near the inlet
Posted on Sept. 23
Dylan Greenwell
Shark
Posted on Sept. 23, 2011
Mackenzie Greenwell
Spotted sea trout
Posted on Sept. 23, 2011
Isabel Sikora
Shark
Steve Plamann - Delray Beach
Caught this 34" beauty Sept. 11 on an incoming tide using a MirroLure Catch 2000 plug.
Posted Sept. 2011
Keith Bardes - A canal in Cape Coral
What a good time!!!!
Posted Sept 2011
Trey Wheeler - Sailfish Flats in Stuart, FL
Started the day out wanting to look for Cobia, but it was too sporty out of the inlet so settled for parking the boat to do some wading. Got out on the sailfish flats with a dark overcast which kept us from being able to sight fish. Got half way up towards a spoil island when I see a fish pushing water that looked far too big to be a mullet. Fish was cruising along in about a foot and a half of water nice and easily. Took a nice long cast with a DOA cal paddle tail in the Glow/gold rush color about 15ft in front of it. I let the fish get a little bit closer than I popped it up out of the grass, and the bite was almost instantaneous. Fish made a blazing run towards the mangroves which were about 50 yds away. I coudln't turn the fish with my shimano saros 2500 on a crowder 7ft 6-12lb rod. I let it take the run which it made right to the edge of the mangroves and it had tired itself out. I pumped this fish back towards me to find I did not have a redfish it was a 38inch snook. I was very excited to see this fish, and after two quick pictures I had to take my time and revive the fish as it was exhausted from the fight. My buddy caught a couple small trout and snook while I took my time with this big girl. After a little while the snook was getting lively. I gave her a push and she cruised behind us where we had already walked as if a courtesy not to disturb any more fish that would have been ahead of it. Appreciated everything that snook did that day, and hope to catch her again sometime in the near future.
Posted Sept. 2011
Mitchell Roffer - South of Longpoint Campground
Went kayak fishing with Carol (angler) on the flats just south of the Longpoint campground. We saw a big school of mullet swimming and we fished them like crazy, but no action other than one 16 inch trout. We set up on a corner point and the snook hit a shrimp on a bobber and put on a great fight. Ran the bases forward and backward, out to center field and almost went into the mangrove roots, but did not. Fish was photographed, measured and released alive and swam away with vigor.
Posted Sept. 2011
Keith Bardes - A canal in Cape Coral
This fish measured 32 and a half inches. She was long and skinny,and lots of fun
Posted Sept 2011
Keith Bardes - A canal in Cape Coral
This nice girl inhaled a jig on an outgoing tide. She measured 29 and a half inches.
Posted Sept. 2011
Keith Bardes - A canal in Cape Coral
TAKE A KID FISHING!!!!!!
Posted Sept. 2011
Aziz Bayraktar - Coolins Ave ,Miami Beach
September snook ,right of the beach!
Posted Sept. 2011
Backwater Guide Service - Marco Island Area
Hooked this 20" Redfish off the beach.
Posted Sept. 2011
Mitchell Mckie - Ft. Pierce
Fishing on shore from the mangroves. Landed this nice one on a plastic jig
Posted Sept. 2011
Brett Gibbs - Golden Beach
Fighting wind and rain since sun-up I was walking and casting along golden beach when this beautiful snook inhaled my yozuri minnow and took off like a rocket, after a nice ten minute fight I beached her and luckily someone was walking by for the photo opp.
Posted Sept. 2011
Keith Bardes - Cape Coral Canal
Caught with a soft plastic jig, measured 53 inches and put up a great fight!
posted: August 2011
Bryan Sutton - Aripeka, Fl
Working the back creeks of Aripeka, caught this snook using a Bone Spook Jr. and gave a nice battle.
Posted: August 2011
Derek Rawnsley - Jupiter Inlet
Caught under the US1 bridge near the Jupiter Inlet trolling a silver Rapala Magnum. Fish measured 40" and was very fat!
Posted: August 2011
David Lee - Boca Raton
Summertime beach snook fishing in Boca Raton. This monster female was caught on fly.
Posted: August 2011
Keith Bardes - Cape Coral Yacht Club
This fish was caught with a soft plastic paddle tail at night. She measured right at 30 inches.
Posted: August 2011
Tony - Jupiter, FL
David Lee - Boynton Spillway
This was 1 of 5 Big Snook (over 20-25lbs) caught pre Hurricane Irene at the Boynton Spillway. Capt Brian Esposito and David Lee caught over 25 fish in 2 hours early morning.
Posted: August 2011
Don Wooton
27 pounder caught on superspook, fishing with Capt. Danny Barrow.
Posted: August 2011
Lucas Williams and John Reddick - NW Florida
Landed first Tarpon ever, floating live pinfish and finger mullet under a cork.
Posted: July 2011
Lucas Williams - NW Florida
Second Tarpon ever caught, same day as first one.
Posted: July 2011
A healthy Nature Coast Snook
Guide Brian Stauffer kayak fishes Hernando and Citrus Counties
Captain Danny Barrow - Palm Beach
Captain Danny guided Benny Espinoza. The snook was caught in gin clear water, three feet deep along the beach. Photo by Steve Dougherty
Posted: July 2011
Steve Vick
Caught while beach fishing with pin fish and circle hook. This one was in a pod and she peeled out for a snack.
Posted: June 2011
Daniel Currey
caught and released this snook prefishing a KayakFishingClassicS tournament in Green Key.
Posted: June 2011
Sean Riley - Tarpon Springs
110 pound Tarpon caught by Sean Riley on 06/9/2011. This fish was caught by sight casting to a pod of tarpon; 45 min fight in which the fish took us to a sandbar for a photo shoot.
Nicholas Sossi - Stuart Sand Bar
Caught on a sliver spoon , on an incoming tide, First Snook Ever Caught. I'm 11 yrs old and i live in Hobe Sound FL , hanging out on the sand bar with my brother and mom and step dad it was a great fight.
Caught June 13, 2011
David Tate - Dunedin
caught on a threadfin.
June 2011
Jeff Riley - Anclote Key
Caught at Anclote Island on 6/8/2011. The snook have really come back in this area. Multiple fish caught and released.
Rob Rollins - Palm Beach County
Buddy and I tried a new beach looking for snook. Think we found a new honey hole.
Posted: June 2011
Capt Danny - GoSnookFishing.com
Fishing Lake Worth, caught and released eight in-slot snook in 2 hours, mid June 2011
Frank Duffy - Ft. Pierce
monsta!
Posted: June 2011
Capt Danny Barrow - Lake Worth Lagoon
June Snook Fishing with Capt. Danny Barrow, caught and released 15 over slot snook.
Posted: June 2011
Ken Taylor - Manasota Key
This nice 36 1/2 snook was caught and released on a 4" DOA #309 jerkbait rigged weedless with an Owner Surelock 1/8oz weighted 4/0 hook. Ken is the Fishing Department / Assistant Manager at West Marine - Venice, and also a member of Club 40 and IGFA 25-Lb Snook Club! Thanks for Logging your Trips!
Posted: June 2011
Jason Broach - Ft. Pierce Member
Nice 32 inch snook slurped a top-water lure.
Posted: June 2011
Keith Bardes - Cape Coral Yacht Club
This snook ate a lure on the incoming tide
Posted: June 2011
Guy Hickman
Keith Bardes - Caloosahatchee River
40+ inch snook hit a white plastic jig
Posted: June 2011
Capt. Jon Bull - E.G. Simmons Park - Tampa Bay
Caught this guy out of the "snook hole". Thank goodness for Monic clear fly line! I hooked this guy about 15 away from me on an EP Pinfish pattern.
Posted: June 2011
Carole Neidig - Sarasota Bay
Carole caught this 36 incher on a DOA shrimp. Carole, a staff scientist at Mote, is offering a guided trip through the Sarasota hatchery and Snook Pond fishing, to raise $ for a special microscope to study snook larvae. [Read More]
Posted: June 2011
Matt Reichart - Anclote Key
32 inch snook
Posted: June 2011
Rob Hudson, Boca Grande, FL, Member
I had to swim under the dock after the big snook tangled up and swam back out. Don’t know how the line held (20 lb flouro leader). After swimming under the the dock I had all the line tangled up underneath the spool. I chased him by foot to keep the line from popping as the fish ran. Just as I couldn’t walk any deeper, I got the tangle out. I got in the boat behind the wheel and pulled the fish away with the boat. Kept her in the water so we never measured, but we guess this one around 37"
Posted: June 2011
Sean Dunnuck - Indian River
Taken with his winning fish in the Stuart - Jensen Beach Snook Foundation Tournament on April 30. We had a great time! The Dunnuck Family
Posted: May 2011
Diane Pickover, Myakka Cutoff - Charlotte Harbor
'Anyone can catch a big one!" We were up a small creek getting Snook on almost every cast when my wife Diane caught the prize of the day with her tiny Snook!
Posted: May 2011
Brian Fernandez, Member
"Some nugs help catch the nugs"
Posted: May 2011
Brian Stauffer - Citrus County
This 31-inch lady hit a topwater on a strong early morning incoming tide.
Clayton - John's Pass
Clayton caught this healthy Snook in John's Pass, Treasure Island side of the bridge. Baited with live shrimp in the afternoon, mid May, on the outgoing tide.
Posted: May 2011
Harry Duxbury-Offshore of Ana Maria Island
11 yr old Harry Duxbury from England with his first kingfish caught with a sardine about 40 ft offshore of Ana Maria Island. On a 4hr charter with Capt Larry McGuire Show Me The Fish Charters. Operating out of the Bradenton Beach Marina.
Posted:May 2011
Loren Smith - Bailey's Bluff, FL DOA Ladies Division Winner
Had just been telling my dad how I wanted a snook and then 5 minutes later he put me on my FIRST ONE EVER! I was so excited and relieved that I finally got to fight a snook.
Posted: April 2011
Anthony Colachicco-Stingray Junior Division Winner
Nice 41" fish sightcasted in South Florida. Beach is the best:)
Posted: April 2011
John Joiner - Boca Grande, FL-Stingray Adult Division Winner
My son & I were fishing with love lure minnow paddle tail. Usually wading the beaches, we were in a boat this night, casting to shore when Matt caught this beauty. It measured 45" + . It was released kicking hard. This was the summer of 2005.
Posted: April 2011
Karen Presley-Martin County
Saw fish busting bait and tossed a C.A.L. tail grub into the area. The grub was root beer and the fish hit instantly. Posted:April 2011
Jean McElroy
This snook was caught on a DOA Curly Tail. Posted: April 2011
Anthony D'Andrea
This snook was caught on a DOA Deadly Combo. Posted: April 2011
Captain Robert Walczak - Goodland
My client caught this fish after the full moon. Had 2 other snook following that were close to 40"s. Girth is 24" with close to 46" length. Angler is Karin Raye. Posted: April 2011
Jason Hermes - LW-1 CWM-L
Caught on a 5" Rapala. A slow retrieve. This old girl put up one of the best fights I've ever had, ran 5-6 times on medium tackle. Made me shake, weighed 20 lbs. on the nose. Posted: April 2011
Keith Bardes-A canal in Cape Coral
This little guy ate a free lined live shrimp in a canal at the end of a outgoing tide. He's not going to break any records, but it was a good time getting to know him! Posted: April 2011
Samantha Snyder - Stuart, FL -
DOA Ladies Division Winner
Fishing the St. Lucie Posted: March 2011
Captain Larry McGuire- Off Anna Maria Island
STINGRAY Adult Division Winner
Terry Wilkerson with a nice amberjack he caught using a live pinfish in about 125 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. Terry and party also caught lots of blacktip sharks, more AJs,porgys,snappers and catch and release grouper on a charter with Capt Larry McGuire Show Me The Fish Charters. Cell 941-720-6475. Posted: March 2011
Captain Larry McGuire -off Anna Maria Island
A monster cobia caught by Bud Northway left assisting in holding the brute up is center Stu Ambrose and right John Northway. It takes 3 guys to hold it up for a pic. The cobia was caught by casting a Zara Spook Magnum surface lure to him on 25 lb line. This was the first cobia caught in 2011 on my boat. These happy anglers were fishing in about 125 ft offshore off Anna Maria Island on a charter with Capt Larry McGuire Show Me The Fish Charters. Cell 941-720-6475.Posted: March 2011
Samantha Snyder - Stuart, FL
Fishing in the St. Lucie. Posted: March 2011
Christina Echols
Posted: March 2011
Eric Gates - Hobe Sound, FL
Here are some photos of a redfish caught in Hobe Sound on 3/21/11 on a DOA Cal Shad Tail.
Posted: March 2011
Eric Gates - Hobe Sound, FL
Here are some photos of a redfish caught in Hobe Sound on 3/21/11 on a DOA Cal Shad Tail.
Posted: March 2011
Eric Gates - Jupiter, FL
This snook was caught last weekend on a soft plastic, at a dock light in Jupiter.My friend Matt and I released six other snook that night.
Posted: March 2011
John Lee
A sunset neighborhood 29 incher for Dad on artificial.
Posted: March 2011
Keith Bardes - Cape Coral canal
This guy ate a llive shrimp that I caught off the seawall.
Posted: March 2011
Keith Bardes-Cape Coral Yacht Club
Bad Picture!!! Good fish!!!
Posted March 2011
Anna Macinnis-St.Johns River
Sting Ray Junior Division Winner
Fishing with her dad,Paul, they landed this big shad on the St. Johns River.
Posted Feb 2011
Haley Nebergall-Grassy Key
DOA Ladies Division Winner
I was fishing in the Florida Keys and the boys couldn't get anything to bite, then I hooked up with this big guy! Nice fight for a yellowtail. Posted February 2011
Nick Criaris-Boynton Beach Sting Ray Adult Division Winner
"Start of the mullet run beach fishing: We were seeing & catching snook in groups of 5-10 swarming pilchards. A big school of mullet came through and distracted the fish's attention away from the smaller pilchards. We netted 2 mullet about 10-12" and as soon as i could get my bait in the water my line starting running, 10 minutes later this guy shows up."
Posted February 2011
Bill Clutter-New River at Tarpon Bend
We fish this corner on our way back in after offshore fishing. Usually loaded with huge Jacks. Nice surprise!
Posted February 2011
Eric Gates-Jupiter, Florida
This poon hit a D.O.A Cal shad tail
Posted: February 2011
Jim Edge - Charlotte Harbor
January 8th, 2011 went out to check some January snook haunts and had a fantastic day. Caught real plump, and healthy looking fish all day. This was one of the nice fish of the day. Posted: Jan 2011
AJ - 10,000 Islands
Picture taken by John Lee. This is actually my buddy AJ. He had been saltwater fishing once before he visited a couple weeks ago. We had a nice day with reds, trout, ladies, and snapper. Just about 6pm on our last go-round a point I like he jigged up this 39inch snookasaurus. With 12lb test we were pleasantly surprised to land it after a 25 minute fight. Posted: Jan 2011
Mike Bosse - Jupiter
{Mike from Austin, Texas} This was my first Jupiter snook. Really enjoyed the whole Florida fishing experience. Posted: Jan 2011
Mike Bosse - Port St. Lucie
{Mike from Austin, Texas} Caught this one at the Port St. Lucie Inlet. It was my first ever snook. Can't wait to get back to Florida to experience the great fishing your state offers. Posted: Jan 2011
Keith Bardes - Cape Coral Yacht Club
January at the Cape Coral Yacht Club. This lovely snook hit a white soft plastic swim bait. Posted: Jan 2011
Jim Edge - Charlotte Harbor
Sting Ray Adult Division Winner
January 8th, 2011 went out to check some January snook haunts and had a fantastic day. Caught real plump, and healthy looking fish all day. This was one of the nice fish of the day. Posted: Jan 2011
Keith and Shianne Bardes - Cape Coral Yacht Club
Sting Ray Junior Division Winner
TAKE A KID FISHING!!!! Posted: Jan 2011
Ella - Sebastian Inlet
DOA Ladies Division Winner
Picture taken by SF member Dee Kaminski .. "Pappa" wanted his 7 year old granddaughter, Ella, to catch her first red fish in a kayak. Ella baited, cast, and landed all her fish, this being her biggest at 24 inches. "Put it back in the water fast so it can grow up bigger!", she exclaimed. Ella is a hardcore! She landed 10 slot trout and 4 slot redfish in 4 hours. She did not want to go home! Posted: Jan 2011
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DOA Junior Division Photo Contest Winner
Josh Wallen - Spillway Snook
His first ever Snook!
Submitted by Capt. Danny Barrow
Posted 1/12/2012
Steven White - Miami
DOA Best Shots Winner - December
Caught with a finger mullet.
Posted on 12/14/2011
Robert Maxwell - Aucilla River
DOA Best Shots Winner - November
Posted on 11/16/2011
Dave Decker - Hillsborough County
Posted on 12/23/2011
David Lee - Flamingo, FL
No Motor Zone Snook in Flamingo, Fl. One of 20 fish caught on fly. This area seems to be rebounding a bit but still not even close to the same that it was.
Posted on 12/21/2011Robert Kinchen - St. Lucie
Posted on 12/23/2011
Submitted by Capt. Danny Barrow
Submitted by Capt. Danny Barrow
NIGHT TRIP, SPILLWAY, BOYNTON BEACH. ONE OF THE UNDER SLOT SNOOK WAS AN 18 IN. SWORD SPINE SNOOK.
Posted on 11/28/2011
John Williams - Chesapeake Bay
Trolling, rough seas aboard the Killin Time II, w/Capt. Chuck and Marcus
Posted on 12/3/2011
Eddie Mohrman - Ponce De Leon
Posted on 11/16/2011
Terry Gibson
I had inexperienced anglers on the boat. We caught many small crevalle jacks, pinfish, pigfish, sail- and flathead catfish, and ladyfish. We were using only artificial lures or Gulp!
Posted on 11/28/2011
Kendall Perrine - South Miami
A nice fat spillway snook on a jig with Gulp curly tail.
Posted on 11/16/2011
M. Kinley - Hillsborough Bay
Junior Division Photo Contest Winner!
Submitted by Capt. Danny Barrow - Spillway, Boynton Beach
April Hartman - Indian River
Women's Division Photo Contest Winner!
Submitted by Capt. Danny Barrow - Ocean Ave. Bridge, Boynton Beach
David Lee - Cape Sable, Flamingo
Men's October Photo Contest Winner!
We ended up sight fishing this snook in shallow water off Cape Sable Flamingo. This was one of the hardest hit regions in Florida.TJ Miller - Snook
Woohooo!!! Took the cold snap to finally turn on the bite! Ran out all the braid on my Symetre 4500, had to tighten the drag before he took the mono backing too!
Posted on 11/6/2011
David Hansen - Mosquito Lagoon
Mosquito Lagoon Redfish - October 2011
Posted on 10/24/2011
Kurt Decker - Rocky Point
Caught off the shoreline parking lot in Tampa.
Posted on 10/20/2011
Darren House - Vero Beach
This snook ate a trout that I just hooked on a topwater plug.
Posted on 10/24/2011
Eddie Mohrman - Ponce de Leon
THIS CRAZY SNOOK MADE 3 CRAZY JUMPS ONE OF THEM RIGHT OVER THE FRONT OF MY KAYACK.HE FELL FOR A SOFT PLASTIC DOA GREENBACK ON A 1/8 OUNCE RED JIG HEAD A FIRST LIGHT.
Posted on 10/24/2011
Jared Engskow
My cousin Jacob caught this beauty on a Mirodine 15min after sunset. Jacob is from NC and this is his FIRST EVER SNOOK. Not sure on the exact length, we had a 32" ruler on the cooler and it was easily 2-3 inches longer than the ruler. This was a night we will not soon forget.
Posted 10/19/2011
Elman Myers - South Miami
Posted on 10/24/2011
Beth Williams - St. Mark's, Florida
Beth landed her first fish ever, this nice-30-inch redfish, fishing with her husband in the Jack & Jill tournament. "Caught on shrimpu under a float, after waiting almost all day for the rising tide to push enough water against the north wind to allow this fish to find us. We didn't weigh a fish in the tournament, everything was too small, or too big. We still felt like winners!"
Posted 10/17/2011
Keith Bardes - Cape Coral Yacht Club
Sight fished this big boy, he ate a live handpicked shrimp, and took me for a ride to remember!
Posted 10/16/2011
Bobby Greenwell - Naples
Says, sure enough, the new SGF Fishing shirt works! - Nice Redfish Bobby!
John Dobbins - Sister Islands, Indian River City
Fishing the Red Eye Tournament. 1st Red was only 25 inches so back it went. This one was 26.5 inches and made the board. 4th place for weight and 2nd for spots. Released to play another day.
Posted 10/8/2011
Hunter weston - Stuart, FL
Official measurement- length 46", girth 28"
Posted 10/12/2011
Bobby Greenwell
James Van Pelt - Estero, FL
Posted 10/8/2011
Jacobo Anaya - Cartagena - Colombia
Best International Photo Contest Winner!
It was a wonderful night of catch and release, I was able to catch and
release two Snook. This will make fishing from the shore and the
background of the Historical Center of Cartagena de Indias - Colombia.
Capt. Richie Rich - On the Caloosahatchee River, FL
I was lucky to not lose this 32" in the mangroves
Posted 10/8/2011
Craig Korczynski - Pine Island
Caught while on vacation, many trout caught as well.
Posted on Sept. 23
Andy McMechan - Lake Worth, Florida
August Photo Contest Winner!
e Worth with a nine weight fly rod and a simple pilchard fly. Every snook has its own personality and when we saw this one working the edge we could tell she was quite "Happy". To say that she jumped on the fly could be the understatement of the century. After a quick photo we sent her on her way.
Posted 8-27-11
Michelle Brown
Best Women's Photo Contest Winner!
Posted 8-27-11
Jae Lee - Citrus County
Power Plant Snook with Brian S. of Fishhead Kayak Charters
Posted on 9-21-2011
Bobby Greenwell
Snook
Posted on Sept. 23
Tom Kenny - Stuart
36" snook caught near the inlet
Posted on Sept. 23
Dylan Greenwell
Shark
Posted on Sept. 23, 2011
Mackenzie Greenwell
Spotted sea trout
Posted on Sept. 23, 2011
Isabel Sikora
Shark
Steve Plamann - Delray Beach
Caught this 34" beauty Sept. 11 on an incoming tide using a MirroLure Catch 2000 plug.
Posted Sept. 2011
Keith Bardes - A canal in Cape Coral
What a good time!!!!
Posted Sept 2011
Trey Wheeler - Sailfish Flats in Stuart, FL
Started the day out wanting to look for Cobia, but it was too sporty out of the inlet so settled for parking the boat to do some wading. Got out on the sailfish flats with a dark overcast which kept us from being able to sight fish. Got half way up towards a spoil island when I see a fish pushing water that looked far too big to be a mullet. Fish was cruising along in about a foot and a half of water nice and easily. Took a nice long cast with a DOA cal paddle tail in the Glow/gold rush color about 15ft in front of it. I let the fish get a little bit closer than I popped it up out of the grass, and the bite was almost instantaneous. Fish made a blazing run towards the mangroves which were about 50 yds away. I coudln't turn the fish with my shimano saros 2500 on a crowder 7ft 6-12lb rod. I let it take the run which it made right to the edge of the mangroves and it had tired itself out. I pumped this fish back towards me to find I did not have a redfish it was a 38inch snook. I was very excited to see this fish, and after two quick pictures I had to take my time and revive the fish as it was exhausted from the fight. My buddy caught a couple small trout and snook while I took my time with this big girl. After a little while the snook was getting lively. I gave her a push and she cruised behind us where we had already walked as if a courtesy not to disturb any more fish that would have been ahead of it. Appreciated everything that snook did that day, and hope to catch her again sometime in the near future.
Posted Sept. 2011
Mitchell Roffer - South of Longpoint Campground
Went kayak fishing with Carol (angler) on the flats just south of the Longpoint campground. We saw a big school of mullet swimming and we fished them like crazy, but no action other than one 16 inch trout. We set up on a corner point and the snook hit a shrimp on a bobber and put on a great fight. Ran the bases forward and backward, out to center field and almost went into the mangrove roots, but did not. Fish was photographed, measured and released alive and swam away with vigor.
Posted Sept. 2011
Keith Bardes - A canal in Cape Coral
This fish measured 32 and a half inches. She was long and skinny,and lots of fun
Posted Sept 2011
Keith Bardes - A canal in Cape Coral
This nice girl inhaled a jig on an outgoing tide. She measured 29 and a half inches.
Posted Sept. 2011
Keith Bardes - A canal in Cape Coral
TAKE A KID FISHING!!!!!!
Posted Sept. 2011
Aziz Bayraktar - Coolins Ave ,Miami Beach
September snook ,right of the beach!
Posted Sept. 2011
Backwater Guide Service - Marco Island Area
Hooked this 20" Redfish off the beach.
Posted Sept. 2011
Mitchell Mckie - Ft. Pierce
Fishing on shore from the mangroves. Landed this nice one on a plastic jig
Posted Sept. 2011
Brett Gibbs - Golden Beach
Fighting wind and rain since sun-up I was walking and casting along golden beach when this beautiful snook inhaled my yozuri minnow and took off like a rocket, after a nice ten minute fight I beached her and luckily someone was walking by for the photo opp.
Posted Sept. 2011
Keith Bardes - Cape Coral Canal
Caught with a soft plastic jig, measured 53 inches and put up a great fight!
posted: August 2011
Bryan Sutton - Aripeka, Fl
Working the back creeks of Aripeka, caught this snook using a Bone Spook Jr. and gave a nice battle.
Posted: August 2011
Derek Rawnsley - Jupiter Inlet
Caught under the US1 bridge near the Jupiter Inlet trolling a silver Rapala Magnum. Fish measured 40" and was very fat!
Posted: August 2011
David Lee - Boca Raton
Summertime beach snook fishing in Boca Raton. This monster female was caught on fly.
Posted: August 2011
Keith Bardes - Cape Coral Yacht Club
This fish was caught with a soft plastic paddle tail at night. She measured right at 30 inches.
Posted: August 2011
Tony - Jupiter, FL
David Lee - Boynton Spillway
This was 1 of 5 Big Snook (over 20-25lbs) caught pre Hurricane Irene at the Boynton Spillway. Capt Brian Esposito and David Lee caught over 25 fish in 2 hours early morning.
Posted: August 2011
Don Wooton
27 pounder caught on superspook, fishing with Capt. Danny Barrow.
Posted: August 2011
Lucas Williams and John Reddick - NW Florida
Landed first Tarpon ever, floating live pinfish and finger mullet under a cork.
Posted: July 2011
Lucas Williams - NW Florida
Second Tarpon ever caught, same day as first one.
Posted: July 2011
A healthy Nature Coast Snook
Guide Brian Stauffer kayak fishes Hernando and Citrus Counties
Captain Danny Barrow - Palm Beach
Captain Danny guided Benny Espinoza. The snook was caught in gin clear water, three feet deep along the beach. Photo by Steve Dougherty
Posted: July 2011
Steve Vick
Caught while beach fishing with pin fish and circle hook. This one was in a pod and she peeled out for a snack.
Posted: June 2011
Daniel Currey
caught and released this snook prefishing a KayakFishingClassicS tournament in Green Key.
Posted: June 2011
Sean Riley - Tarpon Springs
110 pound Tarpon caught by Sean Riley on 06/9/2011. This fish was caught by sight casting to a pod of tarpon; 45 min fight in which the fish took us to a sandbar for a photo shoot.
Nicholas Sossi - Stuart Sand Bar
Caught on a sliver spoon , on an incoming tide, First Snook Ever Caught. I'm 11 yrs old and i live in Hobe Sound FL , hanging out on the sand bar with my brother and mom and step dad it was a great fight.
Caught June 13, 2011
David Tate - Dunedin
caught on a threadfin.
June 2011
Jeff Riley - Anclote Key
Caught at Anclote Island on 6/8/2011. The snook have really come back in this area. Multiple fish caught and released.
Rob Rollins - Palm Beach County
Buddy and I tried a new beach looking for snook. Think we found a new honey hole.
Posted: June 2011
Capt Danny - GoSnookFishing.com
Fishing Lake Worth, caught and released eight in-slot snook in 2 hours, mid June 2011
Frank Duffy - Ft. Pierce
monsta!
Posted: June 2011
Capt Danny Barrow - Lake Worth Lagoon
June Snook Fishing with Capt. Danny Barrow, caught and released 15 over slot snook.
Posted: June 2011
Ken Taylor - Manasota Key
This nice 36 1/2 snook was caught and released on a 4" DOA #309 jerkbait rigged weedless with an Owner Surelock 1/8oz weighted 4/0 hook. Ken is the Fishing Department / Assistant Manager at West Marine - Venice, and also a member of Club 40 and IGFA 25-Lb Snook Club! Thanks for Logging your Trips!
Posted: June 2011
Jason Broach - Ft. Pierce Member
Nice 32 inch snook slurped a top-water lure.
Posted: June 2011
Keith Bardes - Cape Coral Yacht Club
This snook ate a lure on the incoming tide
Posted: June 2011
Guy Hickman
Keith Bardes - Caloosahatchee River
40+ inch snook hit a white plastic jig
Posted: June 2011
Capt. Jon Bull - E.G. Simmons Park - Tampa Bay
Caught this guy out of the "snook hole". Thank goodness for Monic clear fly line! I hooked this guy about 15 away from me on an EP Pinfish pattern.
Posted: June 2011
Carole Neidig - Sarasota Bay
Carole caught this 36 incher on a DOA shrimp. Carole, a staff scientist at Mote, is offering a guided trip through the Sarasota hatchery and Snook Pond fishing, to raise $ for a special microscope to study snook larvae. [Read More]
Posted: June 2011
Matt Reichart - Anclote Key
32 inch snook
Posted: June 2011
Rob Hudson, Boca Grande, FL, Member
I had to swim under the dock after the big snook tangled up and swam back out. Don’t know how the line held (20 lb flouro leader). After swimming under the the dock I had all the line tangled up underneath the spool. I chased him by foot to keep the line from popping as the fish ran. Just as I couldn’t walk any deeper, I got the tangle out. I got in the boat behind the wheel and pulled the fish away with the boat. Kept her in the water so we never measured, but we guess this one around 37"
Posted: June 2011
Sean Dunnuck - Indian River
Taken with his winning fish in the Stuart - Jensen Beach Snook Foundation Tournament on April 30. We had a great time! The Dunnuck Family
Posted: May 2011
Diane Pickover, Myakka Cutoff - Charlotte Harbor
'Anyone can catch a big one!" We were up a small creek getting Snook on almost every cast when my wife Diane caught the prize of the day with her tiny Snook!
Posted: May 2011
Brian Fernandez, Member
"Some nugs help catch the nugs"
Posted: May 2011
Brian Stauffer - Citrus County
This 31-inch lady hit a topwater on a strong early morning incoming tide.
Clayton - John's Pass
Clayton caught this healthy Snook in John's Pass, Treasure Island side of the bridge. Baited with live shrimp in the afternoon, mid May, on the outgoing tide.
Posted: May 2011
Harry Duxbury-Offshore of Ana Maria Island
11 yr old Harry Duxbury from England with his first kingfish caught with a sardine about 40 ft offshore of Ana Maria Island. On a 4hr charter with Capt Larry McGuire Show Me The Fish Charters. Operating out of the Bradenton Beach Marina.
Posted:May 2011
Loren Smith - Bailey's Bluff, FL DOA Ladies Division Winner
Had just been telling my dad how I wanted a snook and then 5 minutes later he put me on my FIRST ONE EVER! I was so excited and relieved that I finally got to fight a snook.
Posted: April 2011
Anthony Colachicco-Stingray Junior Division Winner
Nice 41" fish sightcasted in South Florida. Beach is the best:)
Posted: April 2011
John Joiner - Boca Grande, FL-Stingray Adult Division Winner
My son & I were fishing with love lure minnow paddle tail. Usually wading the beaches, we were in a boat this night, casting to shore when Matt caught this beauty. It measured 45" + . It was released kicking hard. This was the summer of 2005.
Posted: April 2011
Karen Presley-Martin County
Saw fish busting bait and tossed a C.A.L. tail grub into the area. The grub was root beer and the fish hit instantly. Posted:April 2011
Jean McElroy
This snook was caught on a DOA Curly Tail. Posted: April 2011
Anthony D'Andrea
This snook was caught on a DOA Deadly Combo. Posted: April 2011
Captain Robert Walczak - Goodland
My client caught this fish after the full moon. Had 2 other snook following that were close to 40"s. Girth is 24" with close to 46" length. Angler is Karin Raye. Posted: April 2011
Jason Hermes - LW-1 CWM-L
Caught on a 5" Rapala. A slow retrieve. This old girl put up one of the best fights I've ever had, ran 5-6 times on medium tackle. Made me shake, weighed 20 lbs. on the nose. Posted: April 2011
Keith Bardes-A canal in Cape Coral
This little guy ate a free lined live shrimp in a canal at the end of a outgoing tide. He's not going to break any records, but it was a good time getting to know him! Posted: April 2011
Samantha Snyder - Stuart, FL -
DOA Ladies Division Winner
Fishing the St. Lucie Posted: March 2011
Captain Larry McGuire- Off Anna Maria Island
STINGRAY Adult Division Winner
Terry Wilkerson with a nice amberjack he caught using a live pinfish in about 125 ft offshore of Anna Maria Island. Terry and party also caught lots of blacktip sharks, more AJs,porgys,snappers and catch and release grouper on a charter with Capt Larry McGuire Show Me The Fish Charters. Cell 941-720-6475. Posted: March 2011
Captain Larry McGuire -off Anna Maria Island
A monster cobia caught by Bud Northway left assisting in holding the brute up is center Stu Ambrose and right John Northway. It takes 3 guys to hold it up for a pic. The cobia was caught by casting a Zara Spook Magnum surface lure to him on 25 lb line. This was the first cobia caught in 2011 on my boat. These happy anglers were fishing in about 125 ft offshore off Anna Maria Island on a charter with Capt Larry McGuire Show Me The Fish Charters. Cell 941-720-6475.Posted: March 2011
Samantha Snyder - Stuart, FL
Fishing in the St. Lucie. Posted: March 2011
Christina Echols
Posted: March 2011
Eric Gates - Hobe Sound, FL
Here are some photos of a redfish caught in Hobe Sound on 3/21/11 on a DOA Cal Shad Tail.
Posted: March 2011
Eric Gates - Hobe Sound, FL
Here are some photos of a redfish caught in Hobe Sound on 3/21/11 on a DOA Cal Shad Tail.
Posted: March 2011
Eric Gates - Jupiter, FL
This snook was caught last weekend on a soft plastic, at a dock light in Jupiter.My friend Matt and I released six other snook that night.
Posted: March 2011
John Lee
A sunset neighborhood 29 incher for Dad on artificial.
Posted: March 2011
Keith Bardes - Cape Coral canal
This guy ate a llive shrimp that I caught off the seawall.
Posted: March 2011
Keith Bardes-Cape Coral Yacht Club
Bad Picture!!! Good fish!!!
Posted March 2011
Anna Macinnis-St.Johns River
Sting Ray Junior Division Winner
Fishing with her dad,Paul, they landed this big shad on the St. Johns River.
Posted Feb 2011
Haley Nebergall-Grassy Key
DOA Ladies Division Winner
I was fishing in the Florida Keys and the boys couldn't get anything to bite, then I hooked up with this big guy! Nice fight for a yellowtail. Posted February 2011
Nick Criaris-Boynton Beach Sting Ray Adult Division Winner
"Start of the mullet run beach fishing: We were seeing & catching snook in groups of 5-10 swarming pilchards. A big school of mullet came through and distracted the fish's attention away from the smaller pilchards. We netted 2 mullet about 10-12" and as soon as i could get my bait in the water my line starting running, 10 minutes later this guy shows up."
Posted February 2011
Bill Clutter-New River at Tarpon Bend
We fish this corner on our way back in after offshore fishing. Usually loaded with huge Jacks. Nice surprise!
Posted February 2011
Eric Gates-Jupiter, Florida
This poon hit a D.O.A Cal shad tail
Posted: February 2011
Jim Edge - Charlotte Harbor
January 8th, 2011 went out to check some January snook haunts and had a fantastic day. Caught real plump, and healthy looking fish all day. This was one of the nice fish of the day. Posted: Jan 2011
AJ - 10,000 Islands
Picture taken by John Lee. This is actually my buddy AJ. He had been saltwater fishing once before he visited a couple weeks ago. We had a nice day with reds, trout, ladies, and snapper. Just about 6pm on our last go-round a point I like he jigged up this 39inch snookasaurus. With 12lb test we were pleasantly surprised to land it after a 25 minute fight. Posted: Jan 2011
Mike Bosse - Jupiter
{Mike from Austin, Texas} This was my first Jupiter snook. Really enjoyed the whole Florida fishing experience. Posted: Jan 2011
Mike Bosse - Port St. Lucie
{Mike from Austin, Texas} Caught this one at the Port St. Lucie Inlet. It was my first ever snook. Can't wait to get back to Florida to experience the great fishing your state offers. Posted: Jan 2011
Keith Bardes - Cape Coral Yacht Club
January at the Cape Coral Yacht Club. This lovely snook hit a white soft plastic swim bait. Posted: Jan 2011
Jim Edge - Charlotte Harbor
Sting Ray Adult Division Winner
January 8th, 2011 went out to check some January snook haunts and had a fantastic day. Caught real plump, and healthy looking fish all day. This was one of the nice fish of the day. Posted: Jan 2011
Keith and Shianne Bardes - Cape Coral Yacht Club
Sting Ray Junior Division Winner
TAKE A KID FISHING!!!! Posted: Jan 2011
Ella - Sebastian Inlet
DOA Ladies Division Winner
Picture taken by SF member Dee Kaminski .. "Pappa" wanted his 7 year old granddaughter, Ella, to catch her first red fish in a kayak. Ella baited, cast, and landed all her fish, this being her biggest at 24 inches. "Put it back in the water fast so it can grow up bigger!", she exclaimed. Ella is a hardcore! She landed 10 slot trout and 4 slot redfish in 4 hours. She did not want to go home! Posted: Jan 2011
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