Trout Sea
name: Trout Sea
other names: Spotted Sea Trout, Silver Trout, Specked Trout
Dark gray or green above, with sky blue tinges shading to silvery and white below; numerous distinct round black spots on back, extending to the dorsal fins and tail; black margin on posterior of tail; no barbels; no scales on the soft dorsal fin; one or two prominent canine teeth usually present at tip of upper jaw.
Sea trout rely on streams, rivers, estuaries and marine habitat during their lifecycle. In freshwater and estuarine habitats, sea trout feed on small crustaceans, insects and small fishes. Eggs are laid in small and medium gravel and need good water flow (to supply oxygen) to survive. After emerging from the red (nest) they remain in streams and rivers for 1 to 4 years before migrating through the estuaries to the ocean.
Sea Trout’s diet usually consists of pinfish, ocean perch, shiner, mullet, small crustaceans, and shrimp thus making it a carnivore. Occasionally they will even eat other smaller sea trout.
Female Sea Trout grow mush faster, reach larger sizes, and live longer then the males. Most males do not live longer than 5 years. On the other hand, females tend to live for many years more. Hatching from eggs laid in river gravel, young fish migrate to ocean waters in one to three years. At about four or five years, they return to their home streams to spawn. Unlike salmon, sea trout can spawn more than once before they die. Unlike salmon, sea trout migrate individually rather than in schools. Sea trout spend a additional 1 to 5 years at sea before returning to natal streams or rivers.
Fishermen spend a lot of time taking fishing trips around the world in pursuit of Sea Trout. The most popular method to catch these great fish is Fly fishing, however you can also use spinners, wobbling spoons, streamer flies, are all especially effective.
