“My point is, spotted seatrout are so widespread and eager to bite that you can pretty much count on them. (And having said that, my next trout trip is bound to be a bust.) They range from Texas to New Jersey, with some “pioneers” as far north as Long Island Sound. On the popularity scale, trout are the number one inshore fish along the entire Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida. (Snook get the nod from Southwest to East Central Florida) and the South Atlantic Coast as well. North of that, striped bass are king.
This handsome, soft-finned predator is a member of the drum family. Though it won’t make blistering runs like most hard-bodied, fork-tailed fish, and rarely jumps, a trout will knock the paint off your topwater plug, churn up some suds at the surface, and take the rod out of your hands if you doze off while jigging. A big trout—and that can mean a 5-pounder in the Carolinas or Louisiana, or an 8-pounder in Florida (where conservative measures have kicked off a resurgence of trophy fish)…”
The above piece focuses on non-fly fishing techniques but is of value as to habitat and temperment. Here is an interesting resource to peruse re Sea Trout.
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