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Speckled trout prefer cool clear waters of 10 - 18C with a lot of cover. Usually they live in spring-fed streams with many pools and riffles.
Other Names Speckled Trout, Spec, Trout, Spotted Weakfish Description Spotted seatrout males average 19 inches (48 cm) in length. Females are 25 inches (63 cm) long on average. Males and females weigh 2 to 3 pounds (1 to 1.3 kg).
In Texas waters they eat fishes including tarpon, sailfish, sharks, speckled trout, pike, rays, mullet, and catfish. They are also known to eat anchovies, menhaden, minnows, shrimp, and eel. They eat about 18-36 kg of fish each day.
These are deepwater fishes of North American lakes, more sluggish, less migratory, and bulkier than the other Salmonidae; individuals have been recorded at 100 lb (45 kg). A fish called the splake has been produced by crossing the speckled trout and ...
 See also: Trout, Crustacean, Lake Trout, Angler, Salmon
  
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