Features
Catch Sir Walter Raleigh’s spring specks
Catch Sir Walter Raleigh’s spring specks History Roanoke Island is a speckled trout hotspot when May arrives. […]
Speckled Trout
Inshore
Hefty speckled trout weighed in at Yopp Brothers
Yopp Brothers Marine and Tackle in Sneads Ferry, N.C. has weighed in some nice catches so far this spring, including a 5-pound, 10-ounce speckled trout on March 29, 2021. […]
Features
Special tricks for catching spring trout in the Carolinas
Trout are hungry as spring approaches, and one Carolina guide details how he targets them. […]
Newsletters
Angler wins $8300 for 10.25-pound speckled trout
Richard Gilligan won $8300 in the Chasin’ Tails Outdoors Bait & Tackle 13th Annual Speckled Trout Challenge for his 10.25-pound speckled trout he caught on Dec. 1, 2020. […]
Fishing Hotspots
New River specks beginning to stir
Fishing in inshore waters begins to awaken along North Carolina’s central coast this month, especially for spotted seatrout. […]
Events & Announcements
NCDMF asks anglers to report cold stunned seatrout
If you see a spotted seatrout cold stun event while on the water, the NCDMF would like to know about it. […]
Fishing Hotspots
January is great for big specks in Murrells Inlet
Plenty of bait, shrimp make Murrells Inlet a January trout hotspot […]
Newsletters
Report cold stunned speckled trout to NCDMF
Anglers are asked to report cold stun events, which can negatively impact the speckled trout population, to the NCDMF. […]
Columns
Go slow when targeting inshore fish in December
Fish don’t move fast in Decmeber; your bait or lure shouldn’t, either. […]
Field Reports
Elle Savitz — Beaufort trout, no doubt!
Elle Savitz caught her first trout and was very excited! As it got closer she kept yelling “it’s a spotted trout.” We are in Beaufort, new to the area because mom is in the Navy. […]