Planning on asking on the Q&A tonight with Capt Plaag but figured I’d put it here too.

Had a discussion on patterns on the upper coast where there aren’t near the numbers of big trout vs further south. I’m including Big Lake in with the upper coast as I feel it fishes similar.

We caught a lot of trout wading Big Lake the 2 days before the snow in January up to 3 lbs. A lot of nice fish but nothing real big. Came back a week or 2 later, water was 60 degrees and got skunked.

Talked to a guide that found them stacked up nearby in a bayou that were beat up that still had leeches and lice on them . In my mind those fish shouldve pulled up shallow by then.

When we talk about trout pulling up shallow after a cold front, is that more of a big trout thing ("big" being relative to where youre fishing) say 4-5+ Ibs on the upper coast, or will schoolies do it as well? In my head I’ve always thought the bigger fish in the area would pull up shallow and the smaller fish may stay off the shorelines. But then I question are there really that few bigger trout in my area. Thoughts?