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            Spotted Sea Trout are the most popular of all saltwater fish throughout most of their range, as far north as New York and all the way down around the East coast to the West “Coast of Florida and on to Texas.  This is the result both of their abundance and their cooperative nature.  Trout are the Pan fish of the sea, willing to grab bait or a lure usually not too difficult to find, and wonderful in the pan…..yet they display an aggressive nature and a willingness to wallop topwater plugs to jigs that mark them as a true game fish.

Trout are found in protected inshore waters that can be reached in small boats such as dingys, kayaks, canoes, etc. on most days.  The fish are in water shallow enough that no boat is needed, i.e. a fish made for wade fishermen.  Hey also reach out into the Gulf of Mexico in certain times of the year and can be found on mostly clear grass flats from one foot to 8-10 feet with a spotty turtle grass and sand bottom.  Their most common nickname is SPECKS.

     We regularly target the bigger of the species fish 20” to 30” and 4 to 10 pound class, all these luscious gator trout reside in a habitat that we have in our area of Clearwater, Tampa, Tarpon Springs, St. Petersburg, and all of Pasco County. 

            The big trout is a different animal from the smaller fish.  His mouth turns bright yellow-orange, the shoulders real wide and broaden.  His food and habits change, which makes them a great challenge.  Big trout eat mostly fish, some attack lures as big as they are.  A big Trout can be a formidable opponent in skinny water with plenty of muscle to make your gear sing and often some explosive, snook-like jumps to top things off!

     Finding the large spotted trout depends on time of the year and availability of the preferred baitfish (pilchards), although I’ve caught plenty on pinfish and finger mullet.  Having two good size rivers and numerous estuary systems in our general area is a plus.  Big topwater plugs are a blast when working a shallow flat; these fish leave a bathtub size hole in the water on strikes.  Normally where you find one gator Trout (Really big trout) there are more in the general vicinity.  Trout take a good number of artificial and live baits and are not as finicky as most other flats species.  Some half to full day charters have caught as many as 50 fish and left with a respect for the trout and a Memory.

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