Techniques and tackle for catching speckled trout:
When trout fishing we use light spinning setups, usually a 7 foot rod with a 2500 to 4000 size reel spooled with 10 to 15 pound braid and 20 to 25 pound leader. For fly rods, five to eight weights are appropriate.
What’s great about trout fishing is that many times you can catch a variety of other fish while you’re doing it. These guys share territory with ladyfish, jacks, snappers, sharks, bluefish, mackerel, tarpon, cobia and others. It is not uncommon to be targeting trout and have your offering get hammered by one of these other flats predators.
Even if you don’t get a surprise visit from any other species, trout typically school up meaning that you can catch one after another at any given spot. A day of trout fishing is never boring!
Other trout tips:
Speckled trout are a great fish to target on any inshore charter for anglers of all skill levels and ages. Don’t forget about these awesome fish, ask about targeting trout on your next charter, I would be happy to put you on one!