Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Bumper Crop of Speckled Trout

Speckled trout have long been a favorite catch for North Carolina anglers and this year is proving to be one of the best years for specks in a very long time. Last year's mild winter and a boom in shrimp populations has led to 3 and 4 pound speckled trout being caught in record numbers. Right now the specks are just about everywhere on the NC coast and inshore anglers couldn't be happier. Deep sloughs along the edge of the marsh, the edge of oyster rocks or points, and outside bends of small creeks are great spots for finding specks, soon as the water temperatures start to drop into the 60's they will be moving to deeper water through the inlets. Many anglers prefer live shrimp for bait, we've had great luck with Gulp's nuclear chicken jerkbaits and shrimp on 1/4oz jigheads. Dan Kibler has a great article in the Winston-Salem Journal with some tips and tactics for filling your cooler and it is certainly worth a read.

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