pond snook

[xps94]

i live like 300 yds 4m a sweet little pond that holds snook ...its is only probably like 150 ft by 200 ft bt holds a lot of life.. there are mullet, crab, and other fish like oscars..ive caught these snook on almost every lure ive tried bt its not in the favorable numbers >..does anyone have some insight on what lure to throw?maybe some thing that will fool them and be seen or heard/sensed 4m a little distance.?.?

[Bassn Blvd]

Is this a golf course pond?  Try using a Skitter Walk in the color of a silver mullet.  Try soft plastics like a Fluke perhaps in silver/black.  You can also use a Mirror Lure, probably the sinking one.  I like green top and white bottom.  Silver rattle traps are also good.

As far as live bait, use whatever is in the pond.  Mullet would be your first choice.  I'm sure there are pin fish or maybe sand perch in this pond which are excellent snook bait.

Snook are like catfish but MUCH more smarter.  They will eat almost anything.  Snook LOVE big mullet heads.  Catch or buy a horse (Big) mullet and cut the head off behind the gills. Step on the head to break the bones but don't flatten it like a pancake.  Use a 5-7/0 hook.  Use about 50-60 pound leader about 4' long and just enough weight to keep your bait on the bottom.  Be VERY patient and wait for the strike.

You may get some catfish or other species screwing with the head but if that pond holds big snook then I promise you'll get them on that head.  

If the pond has lights around it then fish the shadows.  Snook will lay in the shadow (a couple feet from the light) to ambush bait.  If the snook are spooky then use lighter line and try tossing live shrimp into the light and let the current take the shrimp into the shadow.

[bocabasser]

bassin is right on the money. the only thing i would suggest is a golden eye maverick. that is one of the best artificial baits i have ever used for snook. another thing you might want to try is a mayan cichlid. some of the biggest snook i have ever caught at the lake worth spillway was on a cichlid. are the snook you are catching light in color or are they dark? good luck and post a pic of your cactch(es).

[Bassn Blvd]

I forgot all about the Maverick Golden eye.  Very good artificial.  

[xps94]

yea lakeworth muncipal golfcourse..right before the lake worth bridge you will see it on your left.btw i see bait swimming around very fast idk what it is but its squirts side to side really fast... one morning i was fishing and where i usually see those baitfish in the corner of the pond and a huge splash went down i had no idea what it was but i think it was a monster snook ambush..lol..my friend hooked maybe a 25" but lost him b/c he was reeling wen gettin spooled.

[Bassn Blvd]

Did I peg that location or what.  I used to castnet live bait there when I was a kid about 25 yrs ago.  The pond is actually connected to the intracoastal by an underground pipe or used to be anyway.  The pond is/was loaded with pin fish, sand perch and mullet.  We always went there if we couldn't find the mullet anywhere else.  I'm not sure how many ponds are on the course but the one I'm talking about is just south of the parking lot, I think.  Been years since I trespassed there, since I turned 18 actually.  

The bait you see is sounds like mullet.  Turn your flashlight off (I know you're using one) and get used to using the ambient light to track the school and cast net them.  Your flashlight will spook them and they'll dive deep and resurface somewhere else.

[xps94]

are you talking about the really small pond near the clubhouse with some mangroves in it?? there is tons of bait in there i know we caught so many different species with the castnet..i usually fish at the one south of the p-lot in the center of the course...