Hi,

Some advices from a french fly angler.

I was a Mote Marine intern a few years ago a went fishing in siesta key. Try stickney point at nigth, from the bridge, you can see snooks in the road lights. I had great time catching some up to 30 inch, but you need at least a 20 lb mono or maybe a 30 or 40 for this particular place since they go directly to the pilings and you can't always stop them.

I also fished philipi river wading from the estate park. Its a oystery and muddy (sometimes) but snooks are jumping on a popper along the mangrove. Usually small snooks in summer but I spotted several tarpons going out of the river before low tide.

Red tide was on the shore (covered with dead snooks and reds in places) so I mainly fished rivers.

I also had some great night action in New pass, fishing near mote marine docks, my first florida snooks.

I would put 200 yds of backing on your reels, a nice jack can take you a lot of it. An if you can find intermediate and sinking line, you will have perfect set up.

It would be a pleasure to have some news when you go back