Bite Atlas

Look for sandy potholes (white spots) amid the dark seagrass. Big trout hold in these cleared-out spots waiting to ambush. Throw a 3-inch soft plastic on a 1/8 oz jighead in root beer or natural color. Let it sink to the bottom of the pothole, then twitch it. The eat is a sharp thump.

Live shrimp under a popping cork set 18–24 inches deep over grass flats in 2–4 feet of water. Pop the cork sharply every 15 seconds to attract trout. The eat will pull the cork under — wait for it to stay down, then set. Best on incoming tide when trout push onto the flats to feed.

Live shrimp under a popping cork set 2 feet deep over the grass beds on the bayward side of the park. Pop the cork, let it sit 15 seconds, pop again. Trout are territorial on grass — once you find one, there are more. Focus on the grass/sand transitions.

Live shrimp under a popping cork, drifting over the grass flats east of the bridge on incoming tide. Target 2–4 feet of water with visible grass. Pop the cork sharply every 20 seconds. Focus on the transitions where grass meets open sand — that's the ambush zone.

Slide to the Perico grass when the docks slow down. Work a live shrimp under a popping cork or a 3-inch natural paddletail across white sand potholes in 2-4 feet. Let the bait pause over the light sand; the eat usually happens on the stall.

Work a 3-inch shrimp imitation or paddletail over sandy potholes. Let it fall into the light spot, twitch twice, and pause. Larger trout use those depressions as ambush bowls when the tide starts easing off.