sea trout

[ see trout ]

noun

1. Also called bull trout [bool, trout],. any of various species of trout inhabiting salt water, such as the salmon trout, Salmo trutta.
2. any of several fishes of the genus Cynoscion.

sea trout

noun

1. a silvery marine variety of the brown trout that migrates to fresh water to spawn Compare brown trout
2. any of several marine sciaenid fishes of the genus Cynoscion, such as C. nebulosus ( spotted sea trout ) and the weakfish, of North American coastal waters

Word History and Origins

Origin of sea trout¹

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

Over on the Gulf, you can cast for sea trout or redfish from a kayak.

From Outside Online

On that day two rods caught thirty-nine sea-trout, weighing forty pounds.

From Project Gutenberg

The local sportsmen in their wisdom periodically look for the run of silver sea-trout, and keep their secret.

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This is a favourite device of sea trout, which are very apt to ‘flasker’ on the top of the water.

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Trout and sewin (a local species of sea-trout) are also plentiful, so that the Teifi is much frequented by anglers.

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There were no boats on the lochs, but I had hoped to find sea trout in the tail of the streams.

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