Spring grass flat fishing is typically best during morning and evening at slightly cooler air temperatures. Migration calendar pages cover spring trout movement timing in your region.
Inshore Migration Timing
When do speckled trout move to grass flats in spring?
Speckled trout move from deep wintering holes to grass flats as water temperatures climb above 60°F — typically March in the Deep South, April in the Mid-Atlantic. The flat migration is incremental: fish move in stages from deeper backwater holes onto creeks, then onto flats, following warming water and emerging shrimp populations.
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