back in wales i used to go fishing for tidal brownies deliberately the way i looked at it was they had followed the tide down and were actively feeding and a lot of the time i used to have more success than when fishing the proper river then when the tide starts flowing again you can fish the same swim for sea trout salmon and mullet that were coming in on the tide ....worked for me

jay

 

this years brownies may be another years sea trout

 

Hi, are thay yellow bellies which are sea trout that dont go to sea because thay are finding enough food in the estuary ?

 

Yes I have caught quite a few off these slob trout they can grow quite big due to rich feeding in estuarys

 

There's no real genetic difference between browns and sea trout, all brownies can go to sea. It really depends on the feeding in the river, the richer it is the less they tend to drop into the salt. Some Highland burns have very few resident browns as a result, and the ones that stay never attain a significant size. Also, I think some trout just like the salt water environment- maybe brine shrimp and sandeel are a salmo's idea of fine dining!

 

,,slayer

thats deffo a small slob trout ,,but well done to dave to catch a trout in esturine waters is a major achievment on a hand made spinner:clap::clap:
keep at it dave and the biggies will come,,,try a smith panish small plug

this slob came to one and promptly to my dinner table

gee

 

,,slayer

thats deffo a small slob trout ,,but well done to dave to catch a trout in esturine waters is a major achievment on a hand made spinner:clap::clap:
keep at it dave and the biggies will come,,,try a smith panish small plug

this slob came to one and promptly to my dinner table

gee

Cheers Graham,thats a nice fish.I have had a few that size over the years.
Out of all the lures i use,the small blade spinners seem to be the best then small gold Tobies come a close second.
The size of lure usualy depends on the water clarity,the more colour in the water the bigger the lure.