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Cynoscion nothus
How to catch Silver seatrout in Florida
Silver seatrout feed in 58–86°F water and bite best at 64–80°F.
5 pts · trophy at 14"Feeds 58–86°FBest 64–80°FIn season nowChannel edgePass / inletBeach / surfFishing pier
About
The smallest seatrout: a silver, spotless little fish in the surf and the passes, in schools, that fills a bucket on a shrimp and a light rod. The Atlantic-side twin of the sand trout.
How to fish it
A shrimp-tipped jig on the bottom in the surf or the pass channel. Where there's one there are fifty.
What it eats
live shrimpsmall jigscut bait
Live bait for it
Live shrimpUnder a popping cork or free-lined, hooked under the horn on a #1 to 2/0 circle hook; on a jig head for the bottom. The universal inshore bait.
Glass minnows (bay anchovies)Thrown by the handful as chum for Spanish, trout and ladyfish, or several on a tiny hook.What to fish it with
the sizes that fish itLeader20–40 lb fluorocarbon
Hook#1–4/0
Jig head1/8–1/2 oz
Braid10–30 lb
The rule
not confirmed hereNo size limit; a bag limit applies — confirm at MyFWC.
The current rule at MyFWC →Month by month, water by water
When silver seatrout is the story
The Panhandle
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The Big Bend & Nature Coast
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Tampa Bay & Sarasota
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Charlotte Harbor & the Islands
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The Ten Thousand Islands & Everglades
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The Florida Keys
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Miami & Biscayne Bay
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Palm Beach & the Treasure Coast
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The Space Coast Lagoons
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The First Coast
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