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Spotted Seatrout fishing in Okaloosa County

9 rated shore spots in Okaloosa County hold spotted seatrout — ranked below with today's live forecast score for the species.

Spotted Seatrout forecast map for Okaloosa County

Every spot colored by how it fishes for spotted seatrout right now. Scrub the timeline, tap a pin for its forecast, or go full screen.

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Size, bag and season rules in Okaloosa County

Open: keep up to 3 a day between 15 in and 19 in

Okaloosa County

Rules set by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and FWC

Minimum size
15 inMeasured nose to tail, tail pinched
Maximum size
19 inMeasured nose to tail, tail pinched
Bag limit
3 a day

Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission · checked Sep 30, 2026

A summary of the rules these authorities publish for anglers, checked on the dates shown. It is not legal advice: the authority's own page is the rule, and rules can change.

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Best spotted seatrout spots in Okaloosa County

1Ross Marler ParkGood · 73ReliableTrout on the grass edges around the pier at dawn and dusk; live shrimp under a popping cork or a small soft plastic.2Okaloosa Day Use AreaGood · 73ReliableHold on the grass flats and in the sand holes; small soft plastics, or live shrimp under a popping cork.3Mattie Kelly Park and Nature WalkGood · 73ReliableTrout over the grass beds off the pier at dawn and dusk; live shrimp under a popping cork.4T-Pier, ValparaisoGood · 75ReliableThe bayou's main target; live shrimp under a cork at dawn, and deeper water off the pier in winter.5Fort Walton Beach LandingGood · 73ReliableDawn and dusk along the grass edges beside the pier; a cork with a live shrimp under it.6Liza Jackson ParkGood · 71ReliableTrout on the grass edges around the pier at dawn and dusk; live shrimp under a cork.7Sound Park, Fort Walton BeachGood · 71ReliableFeed along the grass beside the pier at first and last light; a live shrimp under a cork.8Meigs Park, ShalimarGood · 71ReliableTrout along the shore and seawall at dawn and dusk; live shrimp under a cork or small soft plastics.9Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State ParkGood · 79ReliableNamed by the park as common; live shrimp under a cork at dawn and dusk, deeper water in winter.
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Tactics for spotted seatrout

Top baits, best first

  1. Live Shrimp
  2. Soft Plastic Shrimp
  3. Paddle Tail Swimbait
  4. Walk-the-Dog Topwater

Rigs that work, best first

  1. Popping Cork Rig
  2. Jighead
  3. Slip Float Rig

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