Speckled trout eat shrimp, mullet, menhaden, croaker, and small finger mullet. They concentrate on grass flats, around oyster bars, in deeper holes adjacent to drains, and along channel-edge transitions. Topwater bites at dawn and dusk are reliable on grass flats during warm months.
Tide guide pages cover stage-by-stage timing; migration calendar pages cover seasonal availability.
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