Some of the best speckled trout anglers in the state call Lake Pontchartrain home, and that's not an accident. The lake produces some incredible catches of beautiful trout, but there are times the ...

Speckled sea trout, also known as spotted sea trout, are a popular inshore gamefish species found across the eastern and southern coasts. While they resemble their freshwater cousins in looks, these ...

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 ...

More than a year after broaching the issue, state marine fisheries managers this past week officially proposed changes in fishing regulations aimed primarily at improving the quality of Texas speckled ...

When Capt. Jack Payne was a boy, he admits he used to drive his dad batty. "We'd be fishing, and he'd say it was time to go," Payne said. "I'd be like, 'No, no, no. Just one more cast.' He'd say, 'Boy ...

Like the old real-estate adage, fishing success in the summertime along Louisiana's coast basically comes down to three things: location, location and location. At nearly every productive platform, ...

As winter approaches and the temperatures drop it's time to dress warm and fish all night for trophy speckled trout. The post ...

Over the next month, Texas coastal fisheries managers will ask the state's 800,000 or so saltwater angler a seemingly simple question about the hugely popular speckled trout fishery. "It comes down to ...

In fall, large speckled trout move up the Mississippi River to feed on plentiful mullet, menhaden and shrimp. Few places in Louisiana produce the numbers and size of speckled trout that the ...

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announces new speckled trout regulations going into effect Nov. 20, 2023. The new regulations are as follows: Size limit: 13-20 inches total length, only ...

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has been tagging speckled trout to track the success of their stock enhancement program. Anglers who catch a tagged fish are asked to report the tag ...