Where, When, & How To Find Big Speckled Trout In Fall
- By: Wyatt Parcel
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Are you looking to catch a lot of big trout this fall?
As the weather cools down a bit, the trout will be on the move.
It is important to know the fish patterns as well as tactics if you want to catch big speckled trout!
Check out more below!!
How To Find Big Speckled Trout In Fall [VIDEO]
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Where To Find Speckled Trout
The best place to target big trout is at the transitionary points in connecting bodies of water.
These are entry points into a shallower area like a grass flat or mud flat that are further off of the coastal channel.
Target areas where water funnels onto a flat or a series of marsh creeks.
You will find a lot of trout stacking up on those points.
Trout like to feed in the current so they can wait down below and ambush prey above them.
If you position yourself on the current side of a point, a lot of times you can easily pick off trout that are sitting there waiting for bait.
Marsh creeks and grass flats with good current are the two areas that are most likely to be holding the majority of big trout in the fall.
When To Target Speckled Trout
During the fall, the water cools down which allows the fish to move more into the shallows than where they were holding in the summer.
Trout are sensitive to the warm water that is closer to the shores in the summertime.
Often in the summertime, trout are in deeper, cooler water near entrances to channels or flats and marsh creeks.
When the weather begins to cool, the fish will travel back up into the flats and marsh creeks where the bait is funneling out of.
If there is a warm front that pushes through, the fish may retreat back to the deeper water where it is cool.
How To Find Speckled Trout During Fall
You should always carry a paddletail (like the Slam Shady) with you for targeting trout.
It is a subsurface lure that you can work well later in the day and you can target fish holding on ledges or grass flats.
If you are fishing earlier in the morning and the sun is not up too high, a topwater lure is a great choice.
Trout have great vision and are positioned looking up to strike at bait above them.
A larger lure presentation will work best for the fall to imitate the mullet swimming through the current.
The Moonwalker or Rapala Skitter Walk are excellent choices for this approach.
Conclusion
There is a pattern to follow as far as trout behavior in the fall months.
Trout want to get to the shallows as the water cools to target schools of baitfish.
By targeting the transitionary points in connecting bodies of water and marsh creeks, you can set yourself up in areas where trout may be holding.
Just remember you want a moving current on a ledge or a point on the shoreline!
If you have any questions on targeting trout this fall, let me know down in the comments!
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Great info, as usual. One question: when you say “position yourself on the current side of a point”, do you mean where the current originates or where it is going? Is the current flowing toward you or away from you? Thanks!
You want the current flowing towards you so that your lure retrieve follows the natural path that is bringing the bait to the predators. Otherwise your lure presentation doesn’t look natural. Predators are looking into the current because their food is coming from that direction.
Great information for those of us seeking to make the most of the time we have on the water. Timed perfectly for getting prepared ahead of time here in Florida. Thanks Wyatt!
Absolutely Buddy! The cooler weather should be there soon!
Another great report Wyatt. Thanks for the reminder of where we should be fishing for the bigger trout this fall.
No problem Thomas! Thanks so much for checking this tip out!
Thanks Whiteclaw, great tips. Up here in Maryland the big trout are starting to follow the exact pattern your talking about. Have been quite a few caught shallow. I’m gonna give some grass flats a try this week specifically fishing for them. Thanks Brother
That’s awesome!!! Glad to hear you’re already hooking up with some big fish! Tight lines Jimmy!
Great report. Still very hot in SW Florida but I will remember this. Thanks
They’re out there in SWFL! Wyatt said exactly where I’ve been finding them. Grass flats with current, near a channel in Estero Bay. We troll the area on kayak and can’t miss with jerk shads. Paddletails should work as well.
I’ve been catching quite a few around pine island. I was referring to when the water cools down here
I’ll be cooling down here within the next few weeks! I like getting everyone prepared for these trend shifts by putting these types of tips out a few weeks in advance so that you’re not caught off guard.