Winter fisherman and spring summer fisherman. Some people wait until the cold weather of the fall before venturing out in search of specks and reds in the coastal marshes. These two groups are actually targeting two different groups of fish with obviously some overlap. The trout fisherman that hit the surf and shallow rigs or fishing the adult population and therefore catch trout of a much larger size on average than the marsh speck chasers. May. This is when they move to the beach and passes where the actual spawning occurs.
Smaller trout feed heavily on shrimp where as the larger trout prefer small fish.
Trout caught in the surf will commonly run from 2 to 4 pounds, you can often walk to the back side of the same island and start catching smaller 1 pound specks. A favorite technique is to fish at night under bright lights. May is usually the best month to catch the trophy specks because this is when they hit the beaches fat with roe. The Calcasieu area, East Timberliar Island and Breton Sound or some of the best areas that consistently produce trophy specks. Cocodrie is known for its numbers of specks but not for the size.