Fishing Hotspots
Showtime specks in Cape Fear backwaters
June is a great month to catch citation-sized speckled trout in backwaters of the Cape Fear River. […]
Speckled Trout
Fishing Reports
Carlos Bundick’s Manns Harbor speckled trout
Carlos Bundick with this nice 5-pound speckled trout caught in Manns Harbor, N.C., June 17, 2022. […]
Features
Catch a mixed bag in South Carolina’s lowcountry
Redfish and speckled trout feed heavily along the coast of South Carolina’s lowcountry during May. […]
Inshore
Quentin Turko’s 6+ pound speckled trout
Quentin Turko caught this 6-pound, 13-ounce speckled trout and weighed the fish at TW’s Bait & Tackle in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. […]
Fishing Reports
Mike McLean’s 8+ pound speckled trout
Mike McLean caught an 8-pound, 8-ounce speckled trout while fishing in the Lockwood Folly River near Holden Beach. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Spring specks, redfish biting along SC coast
Warming temperatures and an influx of baitfish heats up the inshore bite. […]
Fishing Hotspots
New River’s Oyster Highway is inshore hotspot
Speckled trout and redfish feed heavily along the New River’s Oyster Highway. […]
Features
How to catch speckled trout in the spring
During spring, anglers can catch speckled trout using the same tactics that work in autumn. […]
Fishing Hotspots
New Bern area is striper central
Stripers are biting in the New Bern area, and specks will join them as long as it’s not too cold. […]
Inshore
NC angler catches new state record speckled trout
Todd Spangler of Merritt, N.C. caught the new North Carolina state record speckled trout (12 pounds, 8 ounces) on Feb. 9, 2022. […]