May is going to be all about the beach. If you love to catch big snook and a lot of them, May is going to be the start of the spring spawn. Snook will be moving into inlets and to beaches near you. You won’t need a boat, just a little time walking the beach and you might catch the snook of a lifetime. Everyone from fly guys, spinning guys, and bait casters, this is your time. You will need a rod and reel, which you cast from shore, that is not too heavy. Perfect set up for me is the new Fin-Nor Lethal 40 paired up with an 8-foot Ande Inshore rod with 30 lb. Spiderwire Ultracast line. I will tie on 50 lb. pink Ande leader about a foot tied to a Yo- Zuri Crystal minnow or a Rapala X-Rap 10 mullet color. The best times are sunrise and sunset and also moving water in the inlets. Top beaches are going to be Walton Rocks Beach, Hobe Sound Public, Stuart Beach south end, House of Refuge, and Bath Tub Beach. These locations all have something in common—reefs that are close to shore where bait and snook can hide. Inlet fishing will be at the top of my list, with Fort Pierce and Jupiter being the hot spots for big snook. Fish the tides, moving water is what you want, incoming or outgoing. Flare hawk jigs in white and red are the best. Bounce them off the bottom and hold on tight. Live bait nuts, cast net some greenies, mullet and pinfish and just free line them into the current and the snook will swallow them up. Bridge junkies, you will get your share of snook at night with plugs, flare hawks, and live mullet in the moving water under the lights. Top bridges will be Stuart, Jensen Beach, and Fort Pierce. All offer easy access for fishing. Mixed in with the snook will be big tarpon, jacks, and sharks so be prepared.
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