Tampa Flats Fishing and Tarpon Springs, Florida speckled trout fishing.

Speckled Trout Fishing Charters in Tampa Florida

Speckled trout have been one of Floridas most popular gamefish for many years. They are great to eat, aggressive feeders, very abundant, and almost always easy to catch. We catch them yearround but target them more directly during the cooler months when they are most active and again in the spring when the bigger fish gather in thier huge spawning aggregations.

When the spotted sea trout are spawning, which takes place from late March thru May, it is not uncommon for us to catch 50 or more "gator" trout in the 3 to 5 pound class from a single spot. In fact, some of the schools are so big that people actually get tired of catching them and ask to go try for something else after while. 

Speckled trout, or spotted sea trout as they are officially known, are a favorite of families with kids, or novice angers since they provide steady action requiring less patience than some of the other flats fish such as snook. If you are looking to keep the rods bent with something pulling on the other end of the line, the specks are just what the doctor ordered.

From November through February we either fish for the big trout in very skinny water or we drift over the deeper  grassflats while casting jigs. 

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