Speckled trout are on the move this time of year, and that meant Capt. Charlie Thomason had to change his game plan to find them Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Todd Masson, NOLA.com | The ...

No matter where you target specks, it’s hard to beat a paddletail soft-plastic, and the Sea Shad emits a strong vibration that these fish can’t resist. The One Knocker is a modern cousin of the ...

(WKRG) — When it comes to topwater fishing, Capt. Yano Serra has two favorite lures and the proof is in the catching. Yano Serra: “That’s a super spook bone color. And that is a very deadly bait when ...

NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Outdoors writer Todd Masson caught this 3-pound speckled trout on a MirrOlure She Dog during a Sunday trip with Jonathan Ryan. Speckled trout are ultra-aggressive in the ...

Within a couple of hours, Thomason had boated about 20 speckled trout, including a 3-pounder, doing nothing but throwing topwater baits in American Bay. Some anglers would argue that's not even ...

If I marked the top of every page of my calendar with the name of the game animal or gamefish that I most enjoy pursuing in that particular month, there’s little question that “SPECKLED TROUT” would ...

To a casual speckled trout angler, the month of March is as productive as Johnny Jones' offensive scheme. The fish scatter to the four winds, and although catching a few is seldom difficult, loading ...

Quite possibly, the most popular and most targeted saltwater game fish all around the Gulf coast and up the Atlantic coast through Georgia is the spotted sea trout. Here on the west central Gulf coast ...

The East Texas river was falling hard after a big rise, the water covering the adjacent flooded bottomland forest retreating down little drains and feeder creeks into an oxbow connected to the river’s ...

The state is digging into the status and management of Florida's favorite coastal fish, the sea trout. The fish, often called the speckled trout or spotted trout, is the most targeted coastal species ...