Here's a little more info. A lot of anglers struggle this time of year as the fish spread out seemingly everywhere and nowhere. Those that know the traditional springtime areas and know what to look for will be the ones capitalizing.
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.... if you aren't already switching your search for the tiny bait in spring transition areas, it's time. That's where you're going to catch more fish.. and not exactly tiny trout either, good solid fish. Look for tiny glass minnows and tiny shad/menhaden (this winters hatch). The more you find this stuff over the right structure in the spring transition areas the more fish you are going to catch. Start training your eyes and you'll see it and you can see the signs of it... little tiny bait balls and tiny surface ripples... lets call it 'micro nervous water' because it's half inch baitfish and they make little tiny ripples.
It also doesn't mean that you have to throw little tiny silver baits around it either. Sure downsize to Norton Sand Eel Junior or the smaller Chicken Boy shrimp or a Bass Assassin paddle tail, but don't hesitate to throw a one knocker spook, Fat Boy, or Brown Devil or even TTF Hackberry Hustler in there too. The suspending baits are all still very useful.
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...Happened to look down and see what looked like a 29-30" trout slowly swimming out to deeper water. I was a little surprise it was in that shallow of water, 8-10". But the weather/water was warm and there was plenty of crab and mullet to feed on.
Oh yeah, you're on them bro! Nice. Reply ... Some good trout also spreading into the marshes right now as well; fish spreading all over...that's what is going to make it tough for most. But they are find-able.
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