![]() ![]() While we had a number of great catches during the day, the seatrout that we came for were not in the cards on this trip. They have been known to eat fish right off anglers' lines while reeling in a catch. Then, there's the biggest food competitor, the bull sharks that frequent the lake. Redfish are exciting to reel in as their aggressive dives in the water cause a lot of commotion. Redfish, which often run in schools, are also competing for the bait. The only downside of targeting seatrout is that they aren't the only species that feed on mullet. While weather conditions are more unpredictable in the fall and winter, those are the best times to target seatrout in Sabine Lake. Norris says ideal conditions are somewhere in between, when there is a slight current. The water is calm for now, but the approaching front will change that in a few hours. The mullet come in to feed on the algae, and the trout feed on them," said Norris. "The trout stay along the shoreline in the winter. The trout are feeding on mullet that are often seen jumping out of the water, so we know exactly where to cast our lines. Norris has guided for trout on Sabine Lake since 1986, so he knows that this time of year the trout hover near the bank. The water is only four to five feet deep, which is ideal for seatrout. We are using Bass Assassin artificial bait and a MirrOlure topwater She Dog with a rattle on our casting rods to attract the fish in the murky water. Norris decides to use artificial bait since the weather of the day will serve up changing conditions. With 90,000 acres of water branching off into smaller channels, there is plenty of territory to cover. To my right is Louisiana and on my left is Texas with the state line running right down the middle of the five-mile-wide lake for 14 miles. With our rods strapped down to the boat, Norris heads across Sabine Lake in Port Arthur, which is a half hour outside of Beaumont, to show me the techniques that work for spotted seatrout on most coastal waterways. ![]() "They're great to eat, fun to catch, and available year-round," said Norris. I teamed up with expert guide Jerry Norris of Sabine Lake Guide Service to uncover what makes Texans so passionate about this kind of trout. ![]() Sabine Lake is one of the best spots in southern Texas to target spotted seatrout. Sabine Lake Anietra fishing on Sabine Lake | Photo Copyright: Anietra Hamper ![]()
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