Snook fishing in Palm Beach County
27 rated shore spots in Palm Beach County hold snook — ranked below with today's live forecast score for the species.
Snook forecast map for Palm Beach 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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Size, bag and season rules in Palm Beach County
Open: keep up to 1 a day between 28 in and 32 in
Palm Beach 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
- 32 inMeasured nose to tail, tail pinched
- Keeping Jun 1 – Aug 31
- Catch and release only
- Keeping Dec 15 – Jan 31
- 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 Palm Beach County
1Jupiter Inlet, DuBois ParkGood · 77HotspotThe signature fish. Bucktails or live pilchards and mullet from the south jetty at night and around the tide changes. Check FWC seasons.2Boca Raton Inlet (South Inlet Park)Good · 69HotspotThe reason to come: snook hold on the inside of the south jetty and in the inlet mouth all year, best on the tide change and during the fall mullet run.3Boynton InletGood · 70HotspotThe inlet's reason for being. Bucktails or live baits bounced with the tide around slack, especially at night. Check FWC seasons.4Juno Beach PierGood · 76HotspotSummer and fall along the beach and pier shadows; live pilchards or croakers early in the day. Check FWC seasons.5Sawfish Bay ParkFair · 59HotspotThe main target around the pier and along the seawall, best from spring to fall; live shrimp, pilchards or small swimbaits on a moving tide.6Burt Reynolds ParkFair · 59HotspotThe headline fish along the waterfront and around the bridge area, best at dawn, dusk and on a moving tide; live bait or swimbaits.7Lantana Bridge (Sportsman's Park)Good · 70HotspotUnder the bridge at night along the lighted shadow line, all year and best in the fall mullet run; live shrimp or pilchards.8Blue Heron Bridge, Phil Foster ParkExcellent · 82ReliableBridge shadows and lights in the evening, before the 10 p.m. pier closing; live shrimp or pilchards free-lined. Check FWC seasons.9Jim Barry Light Harbor ParkExcellent · 82ReliableHold in the pier shadows and along the wall, especially at dawn and dusk; live pilchards or swimbaits.10Peanut Island ParkExcellent · 82ReliableHold along the island's edges and pier all year, peaking in the fall mullet run; live pilchards drifted on the current.11Bryant Park (Lake Worth Beach)Good · 71ReliableNear the pier pilings early and late in the day and in the fall mullet run; live shrimp or pilchards.12Spanish River ParkFair · 61ReliableThe Intracoastal's main target along the edges and shade lines; live shrimp, pilchards or swimbaits on a moving tide.13Coral Cove ParkGood · 78ReliableHunt along the limestone rocks at dawn and dusk in summer and during the fall mullet run.14Red Reef ParkFair · 56ReliableThe evening target in the first trough, above all in summer and the fall mullet run; bucktails, swimbaits or live pilchards. Check FWC seasons.15James A. Rutherford ParkFair · 61ReliableAlong the mangrove edges and pier pilings on the outgoing tide; live pilchards, finger mullet or shrimp. Check FWC seasons.16John D. MacArthur Beach State ParkGood · 69ReliableCruise the beach and the shallow rocks near shore at dawn and dusk from spring through the fall mullet run; also in the cove.17Waterway Park, JupiterFair · 59ReliableThe fish to target at the pier and the nearby bridge, at dawn and dusk while the tide moves; live shrimp or small swimbaits.18Juno Park, Juno BeachGood · 70ReliableThe fish most anglers come for, patrolling the edges at first and last light through the warm months; live shrimp or a small swimbait.19Lantana Municipal Beach ParkGood · 77ReliableThe early-morning target beside the shoreline rocks; bucktails, jerkbaits or live shrimp in the first legal hours. Check FWC seasons.20Bert Winters ParkGood · 77ReliableThe main target along the waterway edges at dawn and dusk in the warm months; live shrimp or small swimbaits.21Lake Worth Beach PierGood · 78ReliableAround the pilings in warm months at dawn and in the evening before closing. Check FWC seasons.22Anchorage Park, North Palm BeachGood · 69ReliableHunt the edges and pier shadows at dawn and dusk in the warm months; live shrimp or small swimbaits.23Carlin ParkGood · 76ReliableRide the wash at dawn in summer and track the mullet schools in fall; live mullet or a white bucktail.24Loggerhead ParkGood · 77ReliableCruise the wash at dawn through summer, then chase the mullet in fall; live bait or a white bucktail.25Ocean Reef ParkExcellent · 82ReliableHunt the wash at dawn in summer and trail the fall mullet schools; bucktails, swimbaits or a live mullet.
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
