Since the best mangrove bite happens late at night, we've been starting off in shallow, catching a bunch of the small yellowtails, and them moving out deeper for the late mangrove bite. ... Pretty good action this week on snappers, day or night, but especially on the night anchor trips. Good luck fishing everybody!

Is mangrove snapper nocturnal?

The adults are primarily nocturnal predators, forage and feed upon cephalopods, gastropods, small fish, shrimp and crabs. POPULATION ECOLOGY. Mangrove snappers tend to form large schools (Fig. 3) which travel together to occupy various habitats.

What's the best time to catch snapper?

Early morning and evening is the best time for snapper, since many fish feed at night and rely on low light for camouflage, especially in shallow water.