Capt. Casey Brunning has been producing speckled trout for his clients in recent weeks using almost nothing but a drop-shot. (Photo by Capt. Casey Brunning) When it comes to fishing, Capt. Casey ...

Live shrimp are about as easy to get right now as king cake. Cold front after winter cold front have pushed even the most homebody of white shrimp out into the Gulf of Mexico, leaving anglers with the ...

Every March, an influx of croakers fires up the speckled trout and flounder bite in the marshes of South Louisiana. The post ...

For speckled trout and redfish, this time of year is like arriving at an all-you-can-eat buffet 15 minutes after your local college-football team has left. There might be some food left over, but not ...

Fishing the Cape Lookout rock jetty in North Carolina for speckled trout. This week on the Journal, we fish the Cape Lookout rock jetty in North Carolina for speckled trout. In "Gear Time," our ...

There has been a good run of big kingfish off the Space Coast this week. Sometimes they will skyrocket on baits, trolled or simply free jumping, resembling a SpaceX flight taking launch. Inshore, the ...

Above is a common spotted sea trout, sometimes called a speckled sea trout; “speck” for short. Feisty, crafty, and tasty, Gulf Coast anglers love them. In Texas, speck are closed to commercial fishing ...

Fall and winter are prime time for large speckled trout in Virginia. David McCleaf The middle of December, in the middle of the night, on a tidal creek in Chesapeake, Virginia, I stand on the bow of a ...