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Common snook
Centropomus undecimalis · Sea and fresh
Hard-fighting, slender-bodied fish with black lateral line in mangrove and estuary waters.
Photo: Matthew Hoelscher, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Facts
| Best months | JFMAMJJASOND Apr–Oct. Northern hemisphere; shift by six months south of the equator. |
|---|---|
| Feeds | Dawn and dusk |
| Water temp | 22–30 °C |
| Typical size | 45–70 cm · record about 140 cm |
| Diet | Fish, shrimp |
| Regions | North AmericaCentral AmericaSouth America |
How conditions affect it
Moon
Sensitive to the moon: favour the major solunar periods.
Tide
Tide matters: fish moving water.
Pressure
Sensitive to pressure: fish a steady or slowly falling barometer.
Catching tip. Live bait or artificial minnows around mangroves, bridges and passes.
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