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Be sure to spend plenty of time reviving your snook before release. (David A. Brown photo)
By David A. Brown, OutdoorChannel.com
I did it just the other day. I walked outside, stretched my arms, took a deep breath and literally said "aaahhh!"
That's the human reaction to fall's arrival. We think cooler temperatures, football season, holiday season's coming.
Snook don't share that view. They feel that first tinge of cooling water and they think, "Oh crap, it's about to get cold."
No doubt, as a subtropical fish at the upper end of its sustainable range, Florida's Gulf Coast snook do not like even our mild winters. But here's what anglers should know: Not only do snook disdain the drop in water temps, they're also bummed about the dramatic decline in forage that comes with autumn's arrival.
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