are the trout migrating offshore yet?
 

just curious what you guys are seeing... not really sure if they will be out there for this months full moon or not... what do yall think?

Water temps are right. Moon will be right.
The Big sows will be on the beach this full moon.
IMHO, Most of the BIG female trout don't move into the marsh over the winter ,they move to deeper water offshore. so there is no tracking them as they move south like we can the smaller fish.
If i had a chance to go in the next 30 days it would be 2 days before the may full moon to 2 days after.

ive been thinking this myself... idk if they move FARTHER south as I have caught some really big trout on the edge of the marsh in the dead of winter.. but i dont think they move in like the smaller fish do. I also believe that the big fish stay together.

i also think that when we have REALLY cold winters like this year and last year that the specks move offshore into deeper water. returning to feed when the waters start to warm... it is a better explanation in my mind then them just sitting in the mud on the bottom of some hole.

i guess the real question will be if salinity levels will be right... with all the water that will be coming down the major rivers right about that time.. im sure it will be in SOME areas... others.. probably not.

I have caught big fat trout full of eggs on the beaches already this year

salinity
 

How do u know if the salinity is right? Any guidelines or sites to show u?

This link is a good guide to use. Trout like it when the salinity is high.....but anything above about 5 salinity is ok for trout.

http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/la/nw...20,63160,00060

Trout stay offshore year around,,,,not yall come inshore to spawn...many will spawn on beaches and structures......

But it has to be higher than that for them to spawn... I wanna say my uncle told me it has to be at least 12-15 because the eggs are not buoyant enough in anything less than that

Correct...... I was refering to "finding and catching" trout there should "generally speaking" be at least a 5 salinity.

Remember, surface water may not taste salty [ie. very low salinity] but the water a few feet down [where the trout are] could have a much higher salinaty and hold trout.

I didnt mean to sound like I was correcting you sorry about that... just adding more info to your post

yeh this is what im talking about... im looking for them big females :cheers:

lolwut? silly big lake trout


and Lake Pontchartrain :shaking:

yes. yes. i know the salinity levels are high enough to support it.......


specks need salinity bt 17-35ppt (pure seawater is 35ppt) to spawn.