As a precaution, the NCDMF closed recreational speckled trout fishing until June 15. During a normal year, I begin fishing for them in May or June, when the big females enter the rivers to spawn.

A North Carolina fisherman broke a 61-year-old state record after catching a 12-pound, 8-ounce speckled trout using a fishing rod that he made himself. Stock image showing a fisherman.

You can fish with the right lures, rods, reels, boat and on the perfect day, but if you're not in an area that's holding speckled trout, you're not going to catch any speckled trout.

But summer — right now — offers the most consistent and productive speckled trout fishing for the majority ... The light weight is just enough to help load the rod for casting and allow ...

Medium action is good for anything, from big largemouth bass to snook, redfish, speckled trout and flounder. Medium-heavy rods flex in the first quarter of a rod's length and then stiffen.

DESCRIPTION. Ready for the name game? Speckled trout is called spotted seatrout to the south of us. It is the shy cousin of the gray trout, called weakfish to the north of us. The best way to tell ...

Hancock said there are three basic methods for winter trout in the rivers and bayous. The first is trolling baits about 75 feet behind boats. Miss. angler changing tournament fishing ...

A North Carolina man recently broke the state record for the largest speckled trout, dethroning the fish that had held the title for the last 60 years, local media reports.. Todd Spangler, from ...

A North Carolina man recently broke the state record for the largest speckled trout, dethroning the fish that had held the title for the last 60 years, local media reports.. Todd Spangler, from ...