re: Why should i care about speckled trout???

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Catching a limit of specks is not an accomplishment by any means

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I think Louisiana creel surveys consistently show that less than 3% of the boats returning to port where speckled trout were targeted contain a limit of speckled trout. And my guess is that 80% of those 3% are guides.

Catching a limit is in fact a rare accomplishment.

As for why you should care: speckled trout is the #1 targeted fish in LA coastal waters. I think it means something like $1 billion to the LA economy every year. About half the trips taken for speckled trout are taken by people who travel over 200 miles to pursue them.