. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. can be caught in the surf or from a pier or boat in the ocean or estuary. • Surf fishing: Hit the beach in the early morning or late evening at low tide and fish as the water rises. Look for a slough, an area of deeper water inshore of the outer bar, and fish that area. To find a slough, look for quiet surf with few breaking waves. Trout will wait in the slough for the bait species - especially shrimp and minnows - that travel in shallower water. • Pier fishing: Select your place on the rail in the early m
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. can be caught in the surf or from a pier or boat in the ocean or estuary. • Surf fishing: Hit the beach in the early morning or late evening at low tide and fish as the water rises. Look for a slough, an area of deeper water inshore of the outer bar, and fish that area. To find a slough, look for quiet surf with few breaking waves. Trout will wait in the slough for the bait species - especially shrimp and minnows - that travel in shallower water. • Pier fishing: Select your place on the rail in the early morning or in the evening into the night. The catch will be best after dark because artificial lights attract bait species to the pier. Fish behind the breakers with artificial lures. • Boat fishing: Fish in a tidal creek during a falling tide. Trout will wait in the mouths of the creeks and deep holes. to ambush species as they leave the shelter of the shallows. Trout also tend to stay tucked in or behind eddies, areas of faster and deeper water, waiting for the bait species to move by. • Gear: The most popular outfit for speckled trout is a 4 1/2- to 5 1/2-foot, medium- to light-action spinning rod that is 6- to 10-pound test. If you prefer soft artificial bait, use lead- headed soft-tailed grubs with red or white heads and green, black, smoke or white tails. For hard bait, Bahen prefers hard plastic MirrOlures. The best natural bait is shrimp — use a 4x treble hook and a float. Have a net handy if you fish from a boat or pier because hooks occasionally pull out of the trout's soft mouth. Remem- ber that treble hooks and nets don't mix. • Regulations: The minimum size for a catch is 12 inches, and the bag limit is 10 fish. Speckled Trout • Member of sciaenid family • Ranges from New York to northern Mexico • Average catch weight: 1 to 5 pounds / • Average catch length: 12 to 18 inches 24 AUTUMN 1997. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned
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