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What do you use for fishing for speckled trout?
Filed Under (Fishing) by swapquot on 30-11-2009
Tagged Under : Folly, Jig, Jigs, Speckled Trout, Trout, Trout Fishing
Beast@Life asked:
I’m fishing out of Lockwood Folly in North Carolina for speckled trout. I’m using yellow jigs on orange jig heads right now and I’m getting some action. I thought I should know what I can also stock my tackle with on days that my jig setup is a little slow.
I’m fishing out of Lockwood Folly in North Carolina for speckled trout. I’m using yellow jigs on orange jig heads right now and I’m getting some action. I thought I should know what I can also stock my tackle with on days that my jig setup is a little slow.
Try the same size jig head and body, but in different colors. Some days they hit the bright colors, but some days they prefer more natural colors. Try white with a black head, and some translucent colors with black heads.
Also any type of silver spoon the same size as your jig will work. You might want to keep the same type of lures in different sizes. Baitfish vary in size over the season and the fish tend to target what there’s plenty of.
I like to use spinners for trout. Rooster tails, panther martins or blue fox.
HT is on the right track.
Try different colors.
In North Fla/GA, “Chartreuse” curly-tails w/ Green jig-heads work well in stained/dirty water. As the water gets more “clear” try more natural colors such as white C-tail/Red-head jig, Etc.
If your fishing early or late in the day, (or at night), a Topwater lure can be deadly on the biggest “Gator Trout”. A continuous retrieve, (a “walk the dog” retrieve), works best in most cases. Try to find Topwaters that mimic local forage, (IE-Pogy, Bunker, Etc).
Personally, I’ve had fantastic luck with Berkley “Gulp” saltwater “Swimming Mullet” and “Jerk Shad”. My fav colors being “New Penny” & “Nuclear Chicken”.
If all else fails? Take your 1/4 OZ jigs and rig them with Live Shrimp or Mud-Minnows.
Hope this helps? Good fishing!
Worms or maggots. Be really quiet, and stay well back from the waters edge, speckies are spooked easily. Patience pays off.
Jigs are good, but if they aren’t working, use a small spinner.
Top water, zara spooks works extremely well in the mornings, mirro lures are very well most times of the day when top water can’t be used, such as when it is very sunny like in mid day. 3 1/2 inch spoons work well to.
“`good catchin“`
I don’t fish for them but in august im going for them in newfoundland.My dad has though and they used a spinner with a worm on it.They also used worms under a bobber.My grandpa told me a while ago he caught a 20 incher.Good luck and hope you catch a monster.
Every successful speckled trout angler knows that the key to fooling , wary speckled trout lies in the presentation. So whether you’re using live bait or lures, it must look real. Thus, avoid using heavy line, snap swivels, and steel leaders that can hinder the bait’s performance.