As if fishermen need a reminder: Snook season opens Sept. 1 across the state. The limit is one wherever you cast a line for this single-striped fish. On the east coast (and waters inland to Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River), fish must measure 28 to 32 inches to harvest. The season closes on the Atlantic side Dec. 15. Waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Everglades National Park and Monroe County have a larger 28- to 33-inch slot limit, but their closed season ends two weeks earlier on Dec. 1.

Licensed saltwater anglers must purchase a snook stamp ($2) to harvest snook. Snatch-hooking, bridge gaffs and spearing are prohibited, and it’s illegal to buy or sell snook. If taking photographs—or to weigh them—do not hang snook vertically, as stated specifically in FWC photo guidelines (http://myfwc.com/fishing/pdf/ photoguidelines.pdf). Handling fish by the jaw can be damaging. Large fish should never be suspended by the jaw—for any reason at all—if they are going to be released.