For me, the seatrout counts next to the salmon as the most demanding fish that can be stalked on our coast. It is not for nothing that it is also called the fish of the 1000 litters. With the right preparation and equipment, however, significantly fewer litters are necessary to capture one or more "trouts".
Fishing is possible all year round, except for the closed season from 15 September to 14 December of each year. However, with the course of the seasons and the associated water temperatures, the chances of a "Mefo" also change. While in the winter months as well as in the spring you can expect fish all day long, in summer you should postpone fishing more towards sunrise or dusk.
Even at night, the chances of catching fish are good.
In mecklenburg vorpommern (mv), the seatrout has a minimum size of 45cm and you can take 3 fish per fishing day (as of 2022). Personally, I have set myself a so-called kitchen window from 50cm to 70cm. In this way, I want to contribute to protecting or even improving the stocks in the long term.
The most popular spots on our island are the routes between Mukran and Sassnitz, between Glowe and Lohme, between Juliusruh and Vitt and between Dranske and Cape Arkona.
To equip a seatrout fisherman, a wader with felt sole and wading belt, a rubberized wading net, the matching rod (around 3m with about 12g - 32g), roll (3000 to 4000, suitable for salt water), string (braided string with about 6-8kg load capacity), a front compartment (e.g. fluorocarbon with about 0.28mm to 0.40mm with about 80cm to 100m length) some different baits and the standard utensils such as tape measure, Knives, pedestals, hook removers and garbage bags should not be missing.
I prefer the spinning rod when fishing seatrout. Fly fishing is next on my list of things I still want to learn.
With the spinning rod I prefer to fish as bait light seatrout turn signals between 12g and 18g with single hooks. In stronger seas you should rely on slightly heavier turn signals to get to a distance and avoid that one of the baits is washed ashore with the next wave.
Other common baits are wobblers, flies or imitation sandeels.
You should seek advice from a local specialist dealer when choosing a bait. But I can also give you information about my bait selection. Gladly dm.
I will regularly add more knowledge to these articles and update them. If you have specific questions about seatrout fishing, please write to me.
Petri Heil!
