One cast landed to the right of a small rock structure and the popping cork went under for a brief second before resurfacing. The other cast -- from the same boat -- landed on the opposite side of the ...

If there was ever a best time of the year to catch a big speckled trout, I would say that this is that time. If there was ever a best bait to use to catch that big trout, I would have to say that live ...

Hundreds of thousands of anglers in tens of thousands of boats will ply Texas' inshore waters over the coming three-day weekend, generating what arguably will be the most intense fishing pressure the ...

FLOUR BLUFF — Hooking into a 4-inch croaker fresh from the live well, guide Scott Hibbetts appeared to be unconcerned as a brisk 20 mile per hour wind bounced his boat anchored about 15 minutes from ...

Capt. Brandon Carter caught this lunker speckled trout on a live croaker this week in Venice. The trout ate the baitfish because it was hungry, not because it caught it eating its eggs. This is ...

Speckled trout along the Central Coast left even veteran fishermen scratching their heads last week. The previous week, trout from Four Bayous Pass west into Timbalier Bay singled out live croakers ...

All traditional tackle techniques used today began as nontraditional methods. In the timeline of angling history, free-lining live croaker is a recent development. And since the inception of using a ...

ROCKPORT — The bait flags of spring are flapping in Rockport. While some bait shops remain hurricane damaged, many that have recovered are flying victory banners of white and yellow, or soon will be.

A smorgasbord of saline species swarmed the water over and around the submerged reef, the incoming tide triggering a rush of activity as prey and predator jockeyed for advantage under the changing ...

Why we love them: For some, croaker is a bait. For others, it's a meal. Either way, croaker are fun little rodbenders that can be caught throughout the Indian River lagoon, along the beaches, and even ...