Choice of Color : From Daphne to Fish River
When I arrived at Daphne to fish the pilings, I wasn’t optimistic about the morning trip. The water was muddy and I didn’t see any bird action. I was going to give it 15 minutes and head back. Since the water was muddy I decided on a dark Biobait paddle tail. Think of Biobait lures as if Gulp and Z-Man had a baby. I chose dark because of the contrast with the muddy water and Biobait specifically because I wanted something scented. Speckled trout have better eyes at detecting contrast and will rely on scent when in muddy waters. After a few minutes I actually caught a dink speckled trout so that was enough to keep in Daphne for a few hours. I fished the pilings with a slow retrieve but large jerking motion to keep the lurer in the strike zone longer. Most of the fish were holding close to structure but I did have the occasional catch away from the pilings. I caught about 10 specks, with maybe two being keeper size. I was very happy with the totals and gave me confidence for fishing conditions like that in the future.
After lunch, I made a quick trip to Fish River. The conditions were just the opposite with clear water so I decided on a white Biobait. I found a pocket of schooling speckled trout in a deep hole and managed about 13 dinks. None of them were keeper size under the new regulations but some were around 14”.
