posted by Davin on Aug 2
The spotted sea trout (aka) speckled trout has to be between 15″ to 20″ to harvest. You are allowed one over 20″ inches per person and a daily bag limit of 5 per person. Their season is closed for the month of February. Now that we have the formalities out of the way lets get down to business to find out where we need to be to catch them and what we need to use. You can find trout in grass flats around sand bars and while you are in these areas look for run offs or small drops in depth. The speckled trout is a stalker and will be hiding around a corner or beneath a ledge. If your tide is coming in the trout will be facing out because the water will be pushing the bait inward and the exact opposite if the tide is going out. Fishing tide changes are so important because of the water movement the fish know this and are a lot more active at this time. You can use many varieties of bait while fishing for trout here are a few of my favorites. Sometimes I just use live shrimp without weight because this looks more natural, but you can also use weights if you choose too. You can also use small pin fish with an cork trout love them also. Some people choose to use artificial lures such as shrimp, worms, and different types of fly lures. If I am using artificial bait I prefer to use an Cajun popper and a Saltwater Assassin lure. To use this you tie the top end of the Cajun popper to your line and connect the bottom to your leader which will be a heavier pound test than your main line. Once it is out there give it a jerk from time to time because your popper makes a sound that attracts the fish when you do this. You will want to know the depth of the water you are fishing because this will determine the length of your leader. I highly recommend you try these techniques and hope you have a great time doing this. Find out what works best for you practice it and master it and always happy fishing.
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