I second Andrew's recommendation of Tarpon Bay. Pray for very light SW winds and warm temperatures. Try to rent a canoe if they let you, but they will try to push you to a kayak. If the wind is up, go straight into Commodore Creek but with light winds stay in the bay and focus on the mangrove shorelines. With higher tides, stay about 30-40 feet from the trees and drop casts as close to the mangroves as you can. With lower tides, stay a little farther back and look for cruising or sunning fish, but also blind to the water in front of the mangroves and focus heavily on creek mouths.
For flies, I like various Enrico Puglisi baitfish patterns in size 4-6. Make sure you bring a spool or 30 lb Flouro as shock tippet, I use 30" connected to a 15lb leader/tippet. Snook have bass teeth on steroids that will immediately chafe through anything smaller than 20 lb, and 30 lb is the safest bet. Check your leader after after fish and you'll probably need to cut the shock back a few inches and retie; once the shock gets shorter than 18", tie on a new shock.
Good luck!
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