trout movement inside

Word from the old timers around the camp has always been once water temp hits 78 degrees, they are triggered to move in. Nothing to back this up whatsoever.

There will always be trout on the inside - depending on age and sex they move differently. Not sure why Todd believes some pattern is starting. Biologists believe 75 degrees is when they start moving, and then winter patterns start around 62.

eta: We need some cooler weather to even get things (water temp) started.Could be Sep or Nov depending on weather we get and it obviously changes a little based on where you live.

usually its the second cold front in october but if you get an early cold front it can be sooner

bottom line is the water temps, not air temps, need to drop and that alerts the fish to move farther inside to warmer waters for the winter

just ignoring the weather if you assume middle of october you will find good fishing and by holloween it will get better and stay good all the way through until mid january and start trailing off fast as they start moving back to the beaches again

Catching a handful of small trout hardly means they are in. Hot temps in the shallow Marsh will keep them on the fringes still. Lake Borgne has some fish but they aren’t thick in the bayous yet. A cool front will change all that. And the white shrimp will also draw them in

Many things contribute to the migration of trout inside. End of August is a little early but I have seen trout in Hopedale as early as Labor Day. Not big but the start. The last several years seems like it is October. Photo period, water temps and bait all matter.

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100% this. Also it seems that everything is getting pushed back with the seasons. Later summer, later winter, etc.... Just casual observation.

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Completely agree based on where I fish. Cant remeber if it was 2, 3, or 4 years ago, but it was so warm we didnt see shrimp or trout at their peak until early December.