The snook were ALL OVER the Merry Pier this weekend. Several dozen were hanging in the current, just in the shade of the pier, watching the schools of baitfish. As soon as a jack or mackeral would scatter the bait, the snook would zip out from under the dock, ambusing the baitfish. A pretty impressive sight:

It’ll be interesting to see if they all vanish on September 1st. But, they are biting now, if reluctantly. Here’s a decent one caught by my friend Mike, a Merry Pier regular:

And, yes, there are still plenty of grouper hanging out, although it’s been a while since I’ve seen one big enough to keep. And snapper? Oh, yeah, they’re still thick and cooperative. Here’s the end result of a limit of mangrove snapper:

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