Learn To Catch Speckled Trout In Florida From A Local
Gregg Hall
It will never cease to amaze me how many people when trying to
catch Speckled Trout don’t take the time to check on tides, the
moon stages, or even think about the temperature of the water.
Speckled Trout are very temperamental fish and are very sensitive
to changes in water temperature as well as barometric pressure.
Go fishing for them right before an approaching front in the Fall
and you will see what I mean as they will eagerly eat anything
you throw at them. If you try to fish for Specks during the day
when the moon is full you are likely not to have much luck
because they have been feeding all night, particularly in the
summer when it is hot.
That brings me to another subject, the water temperature. Aside
from trying to catch Speckled Trout or really just about any
other fish in the middle of the day in Summer, even fishing for
them in the late afternoon will not bring as good of results as
fishing for them in the early morning beginning right before
sunrise. This is due to the cooling off of the water overnight
which allows the fish to become more active.
If you live in an area that has narrow passes or outflows you
really are in luck. Set yourself up on the outgoing side on an
outgoing tide and you are sure to catch your limit quickly as the
trout sit there waiting for the baitfish and shrimp that come
pouring out. I fished an area called Rollover Pass near
Galveston, Texas where we limited out every day. If you have the
opportunity to fish there for Specks I highly recommend it on an
outgoing tide.
I live in the panhandle of Florida in a small town called
Navarre, we don’t really have any areas like that but we do have
a lot of canals which brings me to another tip. Just as Speckled
Trout are sensitive to heat they are also sensitive to cold. In
the winter the fish move into the shallow waters of creeks and
canals and you can catch them there fairly easily. I have friends
who are net fishermen that catch dozens of them by accident in
the winter while casting their nets for mullet.
Now, let me leave you with some bait suggestions. If you are a
fan of artificial bait I recommend either a white Mirrorlure with
a red head or a clear Cocohoe minnow with a red tail. For live
bait, which I prefer you cannot go wrong with live shrimp or
pinfish. Pinfish are my personal preference because they last
longer and typically catch bigger fish plus you don’t have the
problem of other unwanted fish eating them like you do with
shrimp.
Gregg Hall is an author and internet marketing consultant living
in Navarre Florida. For more on fishing in Florida or hunting and
fishing in go to
http://www.fishingandhuntingplus.com
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