notnksnemor
The Great and Powerful Oz
The other thread really peaked my curiosity.
Did a little reading as I never had really researched the fish, just caught and ate them.
I found this interesting and would like others opinions on it.
Looking back at storms, I think a strong correlation between hurricanes and keeper trout populations can be made.
Trout spawn all summer. I hurricane that disrupts the spawn would have an effect of that year fish.
What say you?
Did a little reading as I never had really researched the fish, just caught and ate them.
I found this interesting and would like others opinions on it.
A keeper trout is 3+ years old.Reproduction and growth[edit]
Like all members of the drum family, mature males make a "drumming" sound to attract females during the spawning season. Spotted seatrout have a long spawning season from spring through summer.
Larval seatrout reach 5–7 mm in length about two weeks after hatching, and 170–200 mm within about seven months. It takes between one and two years for seatrout to reach 300 mm (about 12 inches) and between two and three years to reach 400 mm in length (about 16 inches). The maximum age of spotted seatrout that have been caught is estimated to be 12 years old, though that is rare, and the oldest fish caught on a regular basis are closer to four or five years old.[6]
By the end of the first year, spotted seatrout are about 250 mm long and about half of them are mature enough to reproduce.[6][7] They reproduce in shallow, grassy areas of estuaries.
As spotted seatrout grow longer, they increase in weight. The relationship between weight and length is not linear.
Looking back at storms, I think a strong correlation between hurricanes and keeper trout populations can be made.
Trout spawn all summer. I hurricane that disrupts the spawn would have an effect of that year fish.
What say you?