There will be some shifting, but they are in those general area. The fish will stay in those areas through the summer into early fall. The first spawn is also going to be related to water temperature – somewhere in the low-mid 70s.
Speckled trout full#
GD: Our fish here will adjust and typically move out into the lower parts of the river in the Sounds – where their first spawning will be around the first full moon at the end of May/early June. TFO: What are typical spawning or migrating behaviors across the seasons for speckled trout? At that point, there can be fish that move to North Carolina from Virginia – move back out into the ocean and up into the Chesapeake Bay. Once the water temperatures warm up into the low 70s and stay there for a short period of time, those fish will move out of the creek systems and back out into the main river systems. You’re typically going to see this pattern in late October/November right up into March/early April. In other words, the further back into the creeks you go, the warmer the temps get. These fish can move great distances in very short periods of time, which can make it challenging when trying to locate them.Īs a rule of thumb in our river systems (Pamlico River and the Neuse River into the Pamlico Sound), typically what you’re going to find is that the cooler the weather, the more the fish move upriver and into the creeks. The fish was only 13 inches long and was tracked from Northern Virginia to Oriental, NC and was recaptured within 14 days. Another interesting tag return that I was involved in was a fish I recaptured that was tagged in Virginia.
I’ve been involved in a lot of tagging studies and my furthest tag return was 285 miles away from its starting point in Oriental, NC. Many of the fish we have here will migrate out into the ocean and go north into the Chesapeake Bay. Speckled trout here in North Carolina are very different then ones you’ll find in Florida, Louisiana, or Texas in that they have a significant migration distance. It will also hold enough ideal water temperatures where the fish are going to be in the area year round. It’s very conducive to speckled trout just from an environmental point of view – lots of shallow water, nursery area, and an abundance of food. You’re basically looking at a shallow inland sea. GD: The Pamlico Sound estuary system is fairly giant – 2.1 million surface acres of water. TFO: Tell us about your fishery briefly and why it’s suitable for speckled trout. The Pamlico Sound & The Migration of Coastal North Carolina Speckled Trout
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Even during the cold winter months, Gary knows how to find speckled trout and has some excellent tips for both fly and conventional anglers. Gary Dubiel ( Spec Fever Guide Service) loves to put his clients on large speckled sea trout. When not chasing after striped bass and redfish in the Pamlico Sound and estuaries of coastal North Carolina, TFO National Advisor Capt.
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