Speckled Trout Archives - Page 23 of 25

May 3, 2026

The Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow is a shallow-running, lipped crankbait that’s effective on speckled trout.

The allure of a lipped lure

The Yo-zuri Crystal Minnow is among the best lures for catching speckled trout. While many anglers use lipless crankbaits, this one has a lip. […]

Make speckled trout a great Christmas present for North Carolina anglers.

Put the hoist on holiday specks

Mike Marsh

Nearly every winter, it seems that when the holiday season approaches, the weather takes a turn for the warm. And when Butch and Chris Foster of Yeah Right Charters hear there is a zero chance of a white Christmas at their Southport, N.C., home, they head out to catch speckled tro […]

A weighted fly fished on sinking, shooting-head line, is a great choice for fly-rod fishermen who want to target speckled trout.

Take trout on topwater or on the fly

John Gribb

Many saltwater anglers also fish freshwater for bass and love throwing hard-bodied plugs and soft plastics, especially those that work on or very near the surface and draw splashy, exciting strikes. […]

If you locate a school of trout, you can easily catch multiple fish by casting a jighead dressed with a soft-plastic lure.

Some Lowcountry places to find fall trout

John Gribb

In the Port Royal Sound area, anglers generally choose the landing where SC 170 crosses the Chechessee River or the Broad River, depending on where they will fish. […]

Weedless topwaters?

Brian Cope

Using topwater lures in a walk-the-dog fashion over oyster shell banks, especially in smaller creek mouths that meet larger channels, is a great way to catch speckled trout this time of year. […]

Guide Shannon O’Quinn has literally hundreds of spots that hold November speckled trout in the waters around his home base of Beaufort, S.C.

It’s trout time – Take time to target shallow Carolina specks in November.

John Gribb

With November comes the best shallow-water speckled trout fishing of the year, and after a few mild winters, the fish are healthy, fat and plentiful. As the water cools, specks are active, schooled up and gorging themselves in anticipation of cold, winter weather. […]

“Jiggin’ Jerry” Grenier said plenty of speckled trout will hang around the structure that surrounds the Mount Pleasant (S.C.) Pier this month.

Trout fishing without peer

Brian Cope

The weather plays a big part in just how adventurous anglers can be this time of year, but one of the safest fishing spots in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, is also one of the best. […]

Outer Banks fishermen have had one of their best trout seasons ever this year, and prospects for a great November are even better.

OBX specks are on

Dan Kibler

This has been one of the best years in memory for speckled trout along North Carolina’s Outer Banks, according to guide Ken Dempsey, and it will get even better this month if it’s anything like past Novembers. […]

Guide Jot Owens likes to drift live baits under corks around the Masonboro Inlet jetties, and he’s often rewarded with a big speckled trout.

Masonboro jetties attract plenty of November gamefish

Jerry Dilsaver

Masonboro Inlet is the only inlet along North Carolina’s southern coast with jetties, and it seems fish know that as well as fishermen. The south jetty is all large, rugged rocks, but the north jetty is a combination of a metal weir closer to shore, with large rocks completing the offshore end. […]

Finding clean water and good current flow are two keys to catching Murrells Inlet specks.

Murrells Inlet trout action peaks

Jeff Burleson

For most of the summer, anglers targeting speckled trout search for a good bite that usually takes them to deep water or along an oyster ledge at dawn. While they can be very successful, fall fishing is desperately anticipated. […]