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 ...

What’s the best bait for trout? It’s a tough question, and that’s a good thing. Today’s trout fisher has a wide range of store-bought trout bait—along with trout lures and trout spinning reels—to ...

Strictly judging by appearance, these lures look as tantalizing as glittery broom handles, but Ford said there's something about them that turns speckled trout red with rage. Even in their subdued ...

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 ...

Winter is an underrated season for catching speckled trout, with many anglers pining for the warmer waters and more-aggressive fish of spring and summer. But Marsh Man Masson loves the season, and ...

Sadly, there's no magic lure that entices trout all the time. What I've found is that the best lure for trout depends on where you're fishing, when you're fishing, and what food source trout are ...

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 ...