Snook fishing in Collier County
17 rated shore spots in Collier County hold snook — ranked below with today's live forecast score for the species.
Snook forecast map for Collier County
Every spot colored by how it fishes for snook right now. Scrub the timeline, tap a pin for its forecast, or go full screen.
When to go
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🌊 Fish the ebb tide.
Size, bag and season rules in Collier County
Open: keep up to 1 a day between 28 in and 33 in
Collier County
Rules set by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and FWC
- Minimum size
- 28 inMeasured nose to tail, tail pinched
- Bag limit
- 1 a day
- Maximum size
- 33 inMeasured nose to tail, tail pinched
- Keeping May 1 – Sep 30
- Catch and release only
- Keeping Dec 1 – end of Feb
- Catch and release only
Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission · checked Sep 30, 2026
A summary of the rules these authorities publish for anglers, checked on the dates shown. It is not legal advice: the authority's own page is the rule, and rules can change.
Check FWC rulesBest snook spots in Collier County
1Jolley BridgeGood · 68HotspotThe pilings and shadow lines hold snook spring through fall; live pinfish or pilchards on a moving tide, heavy leader.2Chokoloskee BridgeFair · 59HotspotThe bridge's main draw from spring to fall; live bait or a paddle-tail along the shadow line on a moving tide. Check FWC snook rules before keeping one.3Delnor-Wiggins Pass State ParkGood · 73HotspotThe pass's main target; outgoing tide at dawn or dusk, live whitebait drifted in the current, 30-40 lb leader.4Barefoot Beach PreserveGood · 72HotspotSummer and fall fish in the wash along the beach and around Wiggins Pass; bucktails or live pilchards at first light.5Doctors PassFair · 60HotspotThe reason to come: snook hold along the jetty rocks from spring through fall; bucktails, swimbaits or live pilchards on the outgoing tide at dawn.6Collier-Seminole State ParkFair · 62HotspotThe main target: snook hold along the mangroves and the basin most of the year and push up the river in winter. Live shrimp or pilchards at dawn and dusk, with a heavy leader.7Gordon PassFair · 62HotspotThe fish most people walk here for, on the jetty rocks and beach groins from spring through fall; at dawn on the ebb, bucktails or live pilchards.8Clam Pass ParkGood · 70HotspotPass mouth and beach trough, spring to fall; live whitebait drifted on the outgoing tide or a white bucktail at dawn.9Tigertail Beach ParkGood · 69ReliableSurf trough at first light in summer, and smaller fish in the lagoon; white jigs or shrimp.10Rookery Bay Reserve, Shell Island RoadFair · 62ReliableOne of the reserve's most popular fish; hold under the mangroves on moving water, and shelter in the creek on winter cold snaps.11Lowdermilk ParkFair · 61ReliableSummer fish cruising the first trough at dawn and dusk; white bucktails or live pilchards cast parallel to the beach.12South Marco BeachFair · 63ReliablePatrol the first trough at dawn and dusk in summer; cast a white bucktail or a live pilchard along the beach, not straight out.13Vanderbilt Beach ParkGood · 70ReliableIn the trough right at the water's edge at first light in summer; white jigs or live pilchards.14Gordon River GreenwayFair · 61ReliableThe main target along the mangrove edges and pilings; small soft plastics or live shrimp at dawn and dusk, and deeper stretches on winter cold snaps.158th Avenue South Beach Access, NaplesFair · 61ReliableCaught off this beach in every month, best late spring through summer; bucktails or live pilchards along the trough at dawn.16Goodland Boating ParkGood · 71ReliableDawn and dusk around structure spring through fall; live shrimp or pinfish.17Naples PierFair · 61Shows occasionallyHistorically prowled the pier's shadow line after dark; now best fished from the open beach nearby.
Tactics for snook
Top baits, best first
- Pilchards (Scaled Sardines)
- Live Shrimp
- Finger Mullet
- Live Pinfish
Rigs that work, best first
- Freeline Live Bait
- Jighead
- Knocker Rig
