Features
Don’t miss the start of spring speckled trout action
Warming water and available baitfish signal the start of speckled trout fishing in the Carolinas this month. […]
Speckled Trout
Columns
Never give up! that big speck won’t
Persistence is one of the most overlooked keys among an angler’s tricks when it comes to landing trophy speckled trout. […]
Black Sea Bass
Southport area anglers catching lots of fish
Anglers in the Southport area are catching plenty of redfish, speckled trout, and even several offshore species during this February warming trend. […]
Newsletters
9.9-pound trout leads Speckled Trout Challenge
With a week left to go and the speckled trout biting like mad along the Carolina Beach coast, the 12th Annual Chasin’ Tails Speckled Trout Challenge is far from over. […]
Fishing
Stono river specks offer plenty of winter action
Many inshore anglers don’t give much thought or effort into catching speckled trout in February, but plenty of specks are still active in the Stono River, south of Charleston, S.C., and except on the most brutal of cold days, they’re willing to bite. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Lower Cape Fear River bays, creeks fill up with inshore targets
Reds, specks love lower Cape Fear River backwaters in January […]
Columns
Look out the ‘window’ for the big trout
Big speckled trout have particular feeding windows. Pinpoint those in your area and you’ll consistently catch larger fish. […]
Fishing Reports
Speckled trout are on fire along Carolina coast
The D.O.A. PT-7 is one of the hottest speckled trout lures along the Carolina coast right now, especially when worked in a “walk-the-dog” pattern. […]
Field Notes
Speckled trout anglers, slow down!
With less and less daylight and cooler water temperatures settling in, slowing down your presentation is often key to catching December speckled trout. […]
Features
Get down deep for winter trout in mountain streams
A large, dark shadow was visible in a bathtub-sized pool. The pool downstream from where I stood had produced several average-sized rainbow trout for quick release. The shadow was in a tiny pool upstream in the middle of a turbulent riffle. […]