Lostman’s River a Guidebook

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Common snook

Centropomus undecimalis

Matt in the water holding the big snook
Matt in the water holding the big snook — Ch. 6 — Illustration © Linda McKillop
Common snook
Companion-site illustration (AI-generated from the author’s brief)
Identify
Long body, protruding lower jaw, single black stripe nose to tail.
Typical size
20–35 in; trophies over 40 in
Where
Mangrove shorelines, oyster bars, river mouths, passes
Scientific
Centropomus undecimalis

In the book

Fishing royalty. The black lateral stripe is the tell-tale. Matt's 36-inch, 20-pound monster at South Point (Ch. 6).

How Matt fishes it

Bagley Mullet lure in moonlight, or a live shrimp on a size-6 hook with a weighted leader, near high tide along mangroves and rocks. Thirty-pound leader. Big snook jump and run for the oysters.

Tackle box: Lure , Leader , Bagley Mullet lure

Rules and conservation

Catch-and-release only during the closed season in the book (May–Sept Gulf side). Check current FWC rules.

Limits, seasons and slot sizes change. Always check the current FWC rules before keeping a fish.

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