Freshwater snook question?

[PhishingPhanatic]

So I recently bought a new house in Palm City, west of Stuart. There is a decent size pond on my property, about 1/2 an acre. Right now it has bass, bluegill, catfish and specks (crappie) in it. If some snook were to magically appear in there , do you think they would live, especially if they came from saltwater before? The pond is 100% fresh, no salinity at all. It should be warm enough for them, but not sure about the shock of adjusting to a freshwater environment instantly.

[kblue]

I think I saw a documentary showing after building a dam, some fish supposed to go to ocean are stuck at lake where they adopt the environment to live... So I think some snooks will adopt the fresh water...

[PhishingPhanatic]

I know they can live fine in freshwater, but I'm just not sure about the shock of moving one from salt to fresh instantly, or if they would have to be slowly acclimated.

[gruntking]

I use to have one in my pond

If one of them fish with the funny lines were to magically appear in your pond it would have to come from a fresh water source

I've tried to take them from the ocean into the fresh it just doesn't work they always die

[k5523915]

Palm city is nice place

[SaltyDog]

I agree with Joe unless you do a prolonged acclimation like a drip method for hours it might work. When i was a kid my grandpa caught a couple from the dania cut off canal put them in his friends pond also the guy had another caugjt from the cut off in his fish tank lol it was a freshwater tank tarpon will work too

[Kingofthesea]

Congrats on da new crib. Half acre property or half acre pond?

[fishnfool73]

Go catch a freshie at the local spillway some real slugs in there I am talking 40 -50 inches with rumors of bigger. The smaller models are there as well.

[cantseeme47]

Head to the glades many of those magic 14in snook that appear in lakes

[SaltyDog]

Next boatless gathering Rorys pond no vertical jigs guys

[crashmister]

Anything caught in a river after prolonged rains is in at least, mostly fresh water. The closer to the ICW you get, the quicker it goes back to salt. I'm on New River North branch about 1.8 miles from the ICW. It stays fresh for weeks after heavy rains. Runners, Jacks, snook, poons, and the occasional red are always around it seems. Last couple weeks manatees have been stripping the low mangroves.

If you can keep em in a BIG cooler and slowly add pond water to acclimate, anything thing you get in the rivers should survive. Also solves the temperature shock problem.

[Rare]

Kblue, we have another project.

Please get started on these damn projects. Stop slacking....I hate slackers

1. Water sample for the shrimp guy

2. Sand flea breeding

3. Freshwater snook....

[PhishingPhanatic]

Congrats on da new crib. Half acre property or half acre pond?

Property is 3 acres, the pond is about 1/2 an acre, maybe a little more. I share the pond with a couple neighbors, it's at the back of the backyard. There are some BIG bass in there, and lots of specks, I've messed around for a few minutes with a beetlespin and caught fish almost every cast. Just looking to diversify the fish population

[PhishingPhanatic]

Next boatless gathering Rorys pond no vertical jigs guys

We're gonna have a pig roast or a crawfish boil in the next few months once we get settled in, all of you old-school guys will get a PM. Plenty of room to camp if you want to bring the families and sleep in a tent, lol.

[SaltyDog]

Just lmk dude we will bring a tent and camp among other things....it will be like an ol skool boatless woodstock lol

[STRIZ]

Dang Rory now I know why you work with cc"s

Congrats. I really dig how you are gunning for your family

[PhishingPhanatic]

Dang Rory now I know why you work with cc"s

Congrats. I really dig how you are gunning for your family

Thanks Ron...we got a decent deal on the house, too good to pass up, it was a short sale. Needs some updating and work but I think we did ok.

[STRIZ]

Wow

[Rare]

Mr. Gates did ya good

[Moose]

We've never met, but congrats on your new house..big step in life....i wish i could find something like that in Miami lol...my gf is a country girl from Virginia and wants free range chickens and goats etx...the only place even close to affordable is homestead...and even then

[kblue]

Kblue, we have another project.

Please get started on these damn projects. Stop slacking....I hate slackers

1. Water sample for the shrimp guy

2. Sand flea breeding

3. Freshwater snook....

I won't be disappointing as I never do...but my pipeline is so filled up with projects...
I will try to give higher priority to yours...Bro

[kblue]

Hey Rory
You made me think of one project for my church that has a decent size of pond at backyard...
Last time I checked, I didn't see any big fish... I am thinking of putting peacock bass and snake head...lol