Speck-ulating around Roanoke Island

The gateway to the Outer Banks is also a gateway to fine fall fishing for speckled trout.

In the first gray light of the morning, guide Bryan DeHart of Manteo eased into the middle of a marsh, within casting distance of a bulkhead with a hulk of a house behind it. With the anchor set, he reached for a rod with a quarter-ounce jighead tied on and quickly threaded a Gulp! paddletail onto the hook.

It took three casts to get a strike, and the little speckled trout fought valiantly, but Dehart had leverage and brought it to the boat easily. Once the hook was removed, it was slipped back over the side and sprinted away apparently none the worse for the early morning experience.Click here to read more on Speck-ulating around Roanoke Island