Snook fishing in Pinellas County
39 rated shore spots in Pinellas County hold snook — ranked below with today's live forecast score for the species.
Snook forecast map for Pinellas 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.
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Size, bag and season rules in Pinellas County
Open: keep up to 1 a day between 28 in and 33 in
Pinellas 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 – Aug 31
- 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 Pinellas County
1John's PassGood · 78HotspotThe signature fish: summer snook stack along the jetty and pass edges; live whitebait or a white jig swung in the outgoing current early in the morning.2Blind Pass Jetty (Upham Beach)Good · 75HotspotSummer snook hold along the jetty and pass edges; live whitebait or a jig swung in the outgoing current early or late in the day.3Pass-a-Grille JettyGood · 75HotspotThe reason most anglers come: summer snook patrol the rocks and the first trough; live whitebait or a white bucktail on the outgoing tide at dawn.4Honeymoon Island State ParkGood · 78HotspotSummer fish cruise the Gulf beach trough early in the morning; white bucktails, small swimbaits or live pilchards cast along the shore.5Dunedin CausewayGood · 78HotspotSummer and especially fall around the bridges and causeway rocks; live whitebait or a jig on the outgoing tide at dawn.6Anclote Key Preserve State ParkGood · 66HotspotNamed by the park; summer snook patrol the Gulf beach trough, best early in the day. White jigs, paddle-tails or live bait.7Caladesi Island State ParkGood · 78HotspotSummer fish cruise the Gulf beach in the early morning; white bucktails, small swimbaits or live pilchards cast along the shore.8Fort De Soto Gulf PierGood · 70ReliableSummer fish around the first pilings and the beach either side; live whitebait early in the morning.9Fort De Soto North BeachGood · 70ReliableSummer fish cruise the first trough at dawn; sight-cast a white bucktail or a live pilchard from the dry sand. Check FWC snook rules.10Pier 60Good · 76ReliableSummer fish cruise the first trough and shadow the pilings near the beach early in the morning; live whitebait or small jigs.11R.E. Olds ParkGood · 76ReliableSpring through fall along the pier shadows at dawn and dusk; live pilchards or a white jig.12Weedon Island PreserveGood · 73ReliableAlong the mangroves and creek mouths, best summer and fall on a rising tide.13Gandy Beach and CausewayGood · 72ReliableSummer nights along the bridge shadow line; live shrimp or small white jigs.14Maximo ParkFair · 62ReliableSpring to fall along the shoreline edges at dawn and dusk; a free-lined live pilchard or a paddle-tail jig. Check FWC snook rules.15Safety Harbor PierFair · 62ReliableSummer and fall along the shadow line at dawn and dusk; live pilchards or a white jig.16Sunset Beach, Treasure IslandGood · 75ReliableSummer beach snook ride the trough at dawn; a white jig or a live whitebait worked along the sand rather than straight out. Check FWC snook rules.17Clam Bayou Nature ParkFair · 62ReliablePush along the mangroves on the rising tide from spring to fall; a free-lined live shrimp or pilchard, or a weedless soft plastic. Check FWC snook rules.18War Veterans' Memorial ParkGood · 78ReliableSpring to fall along the mangrove edges at dawn and dusk; a free-lined live shrimp or a weedless soft plastic. Check FWC snook rules.19Skyway Fishing Pier (North)Good · 72ReliableWarm-month fish on the pilings and in the light lines at night; live pilchards or shrimp on a stout fluorocarbon leader. Check FWC snook rules.20Fort De Soto Bay PierGood · 71ReliableWarm months around the landings and shoreline; live whitebait early in the morning.21Fort De Soto East BeachGood · 71ReliableSummer fish along the beach at first light; a free-lined pilchard or a white jig swept parallel to the sand. Check FWC snook rules.22Fred Howard ParkGood · 79ReliableSummer and fall along the causeway edges and island ends early in the morning.23Merry PierGood · 75ReliableWarm months along the channel edges and pilings at dawn and dusk; a drifted live pilchard. Check FWC snook rules.24Belleair Causeway Fishing PierFair · 62ReliableSummer nights and dawn along the bridge shadow line; live bait or a white jig drifted with the current. Check FWC snook rules.25McKenney Park, St. Pete BeachGood · 78ReliableWarm months at dawn and dusk along the seawalls and the pier's shadow line; a free-lined live shrimp or pilchard. Check FWC snook rules.
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
