Remember, current NC regs require a speckled trout to be at least 14 inches in length and you can keep 4 per person. if (!document.MAX_used) document.MAX_used = ','; Fish Skull, Capt. [CDATA[ If you’re fishing around snags, oysters, or creek mouths, observe the water flow first, then cast your bait/lure towards the edges or ends of the current wash – this is where bigger Trout will stage to catch baitfish being washed out to them. When it does you may need to change your strategies and tactics to make an adjustment. var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'? //]]>-->, , Contact us: info@coastalcarolinafisherman.com, © Copyright 2020 Impact Media Solutions Inc. All Right Reserved. Hardened fishermen can even enjoy fishing for speckled trout during the winter, when the trout move towards the more remote hideaways. Info. wide tides. As May approaches and turns into Summer, the water temp is continuing upward, move further inshore as these fish are doing the same, many following these baits as they swim into the River. Traffic and boat wakes will put those fish off from feeding there. Live baits such as larger 4” mud minnows, mullet, palm-sized pogies, and shrimp pinned on circle hook Carolina rigs are tried and true, and don’t overlook the gold and silver Johnson spoons also. Welcome to the NC Speckled Trout Fishing Group. […] First, because fishing on the reservation is special in its own right and second, because there are plenty of fish to catch. Go early and go late – the less sun glare and boat traffic on the water, the more larger fish I have caught in those areas. Craig Holt . Speckled Trout is nearly always a great wintertime fish. Time of Year. A tip for fishing the Inlet, waterways, and ICW docks other than tide is time of day. He and his fly patterns. Digital Marketing By Impact Media Solutions, Subscribe To Our Weekly Email Update Newsletter. //]]>-->,