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Originally Posted by Capt. Leemo

Lowsianna bay fishing for #'s is unbeatable, their shrimping is better, oystering is better, fishing is better.....reason is simple, a gazillion acres of estuaries, lot's of fresh water, now Texas grows bigger trout because our salinity levels are higher in most bays, especially down south, but if ya' want your pole bent consistenly........go to Lowsiannna'..........

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Tons of fish, major meat hauls with generous limits and slot size... there are trophies in the water there no doubt but here is the real deal on size comparisons.

Originally Posted by Louisiana

In May 1950, Leon Mattes set the speckled trout standard with a 12.38-pound fish. Over the next four decades, Louisiana anglers seldom saw a trout weighing more than 4 pounds. Most rarely saw one weighing more than 2 pounds until the state banned gill nets in the mid-1990s.

Today, anglers commonly catch trout in the 6- to 8-pound range with many fish breaking 9 pounds.

Originally Posted by Texas

In Texas, the record spotted seatrout caught was 33.75 inches and 13 pounds 9 ounces