what bait to use for speckled trout
Chartreuse and white clouser minnows are effective patterns for flys. A combination of live or fresh baits such as mud minnows, shrimp, finger mullet, and crab will produce results. Use the click and splash of a popping cork to attract speckled trout from long distances.
These lures will catch good numbers of keeper size limits for anglers trying to put speckled trout on the dinner table. For trophy hunters, larger swim bait type fish imitators are the ticket. Soft plastic shrimp tails, also known as touts are widely used mounted on lead jig heads.
This is one of my favorite types of fishing as I'm a firm believer that this is the way to catch your trophy speckled trout! I like to fish with a no. 5 or 6 kale hook for the larger trout. Hook the baitfish through the lips or dorsal fin. Do not use any weight & let the baitfish swim as free as possible.