The waters around Bay St. Louis are teeming with nice speckled trout as summer arrives. Just look for gulls diving on bait and you’ll find fish. (Photo by Bryan Hendricks)

Bay St. Louis specks hard to beat in summer

Speckled trout are ravenous this month off Bay St. Louis, and you can tag-team them all day with topwaters and soft-plastic swimbaits.

Topwater fishing tips for saltwater species

In this Sportsman TV video, Capt, Charlie Thomason breaks down the best methods of topwater fishing for saltwater species.

Solve summer’s speckled trout riddles

Look for contrast when targeting Biloxi Marsh speckled trout during the hot months. They’re usually near a change: current, bottom, color, depth.

Live bait logistics

Live bait can make a world of difference during the summer. The favored option for coastal anglers is live shrimp under a cork or on a Carolina rig.

Big-trout dance — How to catch more specks fishing with croakers

Capt. Joey Garriga swears croakers just catch bigger speckled trout. Here’s how to fish these awesome baitfish this summer.

Shipwrecked – Keys to speckled trout fishing at Ship Island

Ship island is a fishing hot spot that sits 12 miles south of Biloxi. If sandy beaches and speckled trout are your thing, then it is worth the ride.

Taking trout to school

Scanning the horizon for flocks of diving birds feasting on shrimp is a tried-and-true method for locating schools of speckled trout.

Fish cleaning the easy way

Fish cleaning can be a chore, and probably the most-frustrating part is working with those tough air bladders of speckled trout.

Seven tips for beach-fishing success

Summer heat means speckled trout will be moving from the marshes and bays, stacking up along the beaches of the coast. Here are tips for surf-fishing.

Horn of plenty

July is the peak of barrier island fun on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Dana Sanders spends a lot of time at Horn Island because there are some big trout.