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The recreational harvest season for one of Florida’s premier fish, snook, reopens March 1 in Florida’s Gulf of Mexico state and adjacent federal waters.
It is illegal to buy or sell snook, but anglers may keep one snook per day that is not less than 28 inches or more than 33 inches total length. Measurements are from the most forward point of the head with the mouth closed to the farthest tip of the tail with the tail compressed or squeezed while the fish is lying on its side.
A snook permit is required to keep snook, along with a saltwater fishing license, unless the angler is exempt from the license requirements. Only hook-and-line gear is allowed when targeting or harvesting snook.
The season will remain open through April 30.
Anglers can report their catch on the Snook & Gamefish Foundation’s website, Snookfoundation.org, by clicking on the “Angler Action Program” link.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Snook season reopens in Gulf waters