There are no bag or size limits for silver trout, so as long as you are willing to clean them, there will be no shortage of people to eat them. "The trick is finding the big ones," Walker said.

The silver trout was never numerous or widespread, only found in two New Hampshire ponds, but it was sufficiently recognized that there was debate a century ago whether it was a species or not.

Gradually cooling water temperatures have schools of silver trout and spotted sea trout beginning to bunch up in typical holding locations where they can be targeted all winter. Hard-shell bottom ...