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How to catch Silk snapper in Florida
Silk snapper feed in 50–70°F water and bite best at 54–64°F.
25 pts · trophy at 24"Feeds 50–70°FBest 54–64°FIn season nowLedge / hard bottom
About
The yellow-eyed red snapper of the deep ledges beyond 300 feet off the Keys and Southeast Florida, caught on the deep drop with the queens and the blacklines. Excellent eating.
How to fish it
A multi-hook deep-drop rig with squid on the ledges in 300 to 600 feet; an electric reel earns its keep.
What it eats
squidcut bait on a chicken rig
Live bait for it
SquidStrips on a bottom rig for snapper, grunts and porgies; whole on a deep-drop rig.What to fish it with
the sizes that fish itLeader80–150 lb mono
Hook8/0–14/0
Braid65–100 lb
The rule
not confirmed hereMinimum 12" within the snapper aggregate — confirm at MyFWC.
The current rule at MyFWC →Month by month, water by water
When silk snapper is the story
The Ten Thousand Islands & Everglades
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The Florida Keys
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Miami & Biscayne Bay
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Palm Beach & the Treasure Coast
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