Snook fishing in Monroe County
9 rated shore spots in Monroe County hold snook — ranked below with today's live forecast score for the species.
Snook forecast map for Monroe 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 Monroe County
Open: keep up to 1 a day between 28 in and 33 in
Monroe 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 Monroe County
1Flamingo, Everglades National ParkGood · 65ReliableWarm-month fish along the mangrove points and old pilings; soft plastics on a moving tide. Release with care and check FWC rules.2Curry Hammock State ParkFair · 54Worth a tryNamed by the park in the channel alongside. A live pinfish or pilchard near the mangrove edges in low light.3Indian Key FillFair · 54Worth a tryLurk in the bridge shadow lines at night. Free-line a live shrimp or pilchard on a falling tide.4John Pennekamp Coral Reef State ParkFair · 58Worth a tryPatrol the mangrove edges of Largo Sound in warm months. Free-line a live shrimp or small pilchard in low light.5Channel Two BridgeFair · 54Worth a tryA few hold in the bridge shade by day. Drift a live shrimp or pilchard along the shade line on a falling tide.6Channel Five BridgeFair · 55Worth a tryAn occasional fish in the bridge shade. Live shrimp or a small swimbait along the shade line.7Tea Table Relief BridgeFair · 52Worth a tryOccasional on warm nights along the shadow line; live pilchards.8Park Channel BridgeGood · 68Worth a tryWarm-month fish hold in the bridge shade; live pinfish or pilchards swung along the shade line.9Oceanfront Park, MarathonGood · 65Worth a tryMove along the canal mouths in warm months. A live shrimp or pilchard in low light.
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
