speckled trout Archives - Page 20 of 21

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

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. […]

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. […]

Speck-tacular fall fishing for trout

Jeff Burleson

Summer is finally over and the fabulous fall fishing season is here. Speckled trout are the prime targets in saltwater circles. […]

Guide Rob Beglin loves Winyah Bay and the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge waters for fall speckled trout as far as numbers and quality fish are concerned.

Georgetown speckled trout bite really takes off

Jeff Burleson

After months of hot, summer weather, the waiting is finally over, and anglers can celebrate the fall with excitement, and the waters surrounding Georgetown are some of the best places in South Carolina to slam a limit of speckled trout in record time. […]

Specks from the planks – Speckled trout are favorite targets for pier fishermen in the Carolinas

Jerry Dilsaver

Speckled trout are a favorite target for many saltwater fishermen throughout the Carolinas. Fairly adaptable, they can be found from the nearshore ocean through the marshes and rivers to brackish water and sometimes into waters classified as inland. Most fishermen chase them from boats, but there is a dedicated group that catches a lot from the decks of the fishing piers. […]

Daniel Lee Sbrocco said drifting a soft-plastic or live bait under a popping cork along a place where currents cause an edge on a flat can produce trout.

Find flat edges, find trout

Brian Cope

Ben Powers of Reel Time Charters in Charleston, S.C., directed the attention of the two fishermen on his boat to a place he expected to find speckled trout. […]

Speckled trout wake up this month around Georgetown, S.C., and topwater baits are very productive.

Georgetown trout kick off this month

Jeff Burleson

A long winter in hiding rarely means anything these days, because savvy anglers can find speckled trout and redfish year-round. But the opportunity to catch a speckled trout on a floating lure doesn’t become an option until spring. And in the waters around Georgetown, S.C., April brings together the perfect conditions and perfect places for a spectacular topwater bite for specks. […]

For ice pop speckled trout in estuaries on either side of the North Carolna/South Carolina border, the key is looking for warm waters.

Ice pop specks – To catch cold speckled trout, get warm in a hurry

Jeff Burleson

By February, Old Man Winter is making his mark on the Carolinas, and one great thing about living along the coast of North Carolina or South Carolina is the predictable, pleasant days. […]

Noah Lynk targets big speckled trout around the Cape Lookout rock jetty during winter.

Rock jetty is the ticket

Craig Holt

North Carolina winters often are unpredictable, but one spot doesn’t seem to be affected much by roller-coaster mercury readings: the Cape Lookout rock jetty. […]

Guide Mark Stacy looks for trout around Little River in deeper holes where the water temperature is stable and food is available.

State-line trout are hungry

Jeff Burleson

Falling closely behind redfish, speckled trout are one of the most sought-after inshore gamefish. While most anglers look to score a limit during the fall flurry, few visit the coast during the winter because the weather is too cold or the fish aren’t available. […]