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March 9, 2024

New Specked Trout Regs About To Go Into Effect

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) proposed rule changes to bag and size limits for spotted seatrout will go into effect March 26 across the Texas coast. The new statewide changes consist of the following: Three […]
March 6, 2024

High Level Speck Tactics With A True Master

DOA Lures founder Mark Nichols knows a thing or two about speckled trout. Having created numerous lures that have caught literally millions of trout from Florida to Texas including the DOA Shrimp and DOA Bait Buster, […]
January 10, 2024

Tips For January Specks, Reds & Flounder

January is the beginning of Texas’ cold weather. Sure, we get a few chilly days in November and December but if we are going to have any truly cold weather it will likely be in January […]
November 14, 2023

New Louisiana Trout Limits Begin Nov. 20

The new speckled trout size and daily creel limits go into effect and will be enforced beginning November 20. The new regulations are as follows: Size limit: 13-20 inches total length, only two fish included within […]
October 26, 2023

What Will TPWD Do On Trout Regs?

The Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission meets Thurs. Nov. 1-2. This meeting comes after several meetings in October to solicit angler opinions on speckled trout regulations. Trout are not currently on the agenda, but will they […]
September 5, 2023

Catching Specks in Difficult Conditions

Specks are finicky fish, and when conditions aren’t right catching them can seem nearly impossible. Of course, you may have just woken up at zero-dark-early, launched the boat, then cruised for 10 miles before you found […]
June 27, 2023

Comment On the Future of TX Speckled Trout Fishery

Texas speckled trout fishery is at a crossroads. Post freeze of 2021, attitudes and even regulations of speckled trout have been impacted along the Texas Coast. We would like your opinion on a few key questions […]
January 17, 2023

Three Tactics for Winter Specks

Winter can be a great time to target speckled trout, and although the bite may be on the slow side some days, this is a time of year when some real gators show up. You say […]
January 11, 2023

Strange Strategies For Winter Specks

Some of the biggest speckled trout come during winter months. The famous Jim Wallace record fish of 1996 came during February in Baffin Bay and hardcore trout enthusiasts spend much time targeting big fish when the […]
December 29, 2022

What Do Big Specks Eat?

Catching big speckled trout on local waters requires an entirely different approach than most of us are used to applying to our fishing. Big trout are different from their smaller counterparts in many ways and the […]