If you have every tried to catch snook then you know that they are not an easy fish to land. Well they are not really all that difficult to land though either, the toughest part is knowing where to find them. This will all depend on your location though really, as in which state you are as snook are most commonly found in the United States in the warmer waters. They range from the middle of FLorida down, all the way over to Texas.

They stay close to shore and you will rarely find them offshore, and if you have to ask I have never seen any snook off shore. The think I love about fishing for snook is that they are one of the tastiest fish in my opinion, right next to Mahi Mahi, and in many cases I think that they taste much better than Dolphin fish do. The only thing is that the restrictions are pretty tough if you want to be able to keep them and eat them. But that should not be the only reason that you are fishing for them in the first place. The reason that you should be fishing for them is that they are fun as hell to fight, and if you really want a challenge then you should try catching one on a fly rod. You have no idea how much fun it is to real one of those bad boys in on a fly rod.

About the restrictions of catching snook they are always changing and it really differs from state to state. I know that they are less harsh when you get south of FLorida and the snook their also get much bigger than they do then in the State of Florida. I know that the regulations of keeping snook in the State of Florida give you about a 6 inch leeway, not really that much. They do not want you to keep the big ones because they are so important when it comes to the reproduction cycle, and they do not want you to keep the small ones either, you are only allowed to keep the ones that are right in the middle. And to make getting a snook dinner even more hard you cannot buy them anywhere in Florida as it is illegal to sell them, and there are also seasons when they are closed, so that also makes them a little more difficult to put one on your plate.

In most states you will also need a license if you plan on keeping snook to eat, it is usually just a couple dollars more added onto your saltwater fishing license in the first place.