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I went speckled trout fishing with Stan Simmerman this morning. It soon became apparent that I was just there to net fish for Stan. He caught trout up to 24.5 inches long. I did have a huge trout on for … Continue reading →

Fished for speckled trout the past two mornings. Yesterday in my boat, today with Stan Simmerman. Some topwater bites first light. Caught a couple each morning, lost some. Then the bite stops. Early morning feed.

Ran the flats this morning. The haul seine boats were working. Had one topwater bite that did not come tight. Caught a couple of black drum on the reef. Pulled off a couple of other fish that felt like sheep. … Continue reading →

After sitting through 4 days of fisheries meetings, I needed to get back on the water for a reminder what it is all about. I did a little flats fishing and a little reef fishing. I caught trout and drum. … Continue reading →

Today is our son’s birthday, Cameron Neill . Started celebrating this morning with a speckled trout trip. He didn’t go. He went to work but I did send him photos of his celebration. I caught 8 speckled trout and a … Continue reading →

I went fishing for speckled trout this morning. I missed some, pulled off a couple and caught five. I get excited catching most any fish from spot to blue marlin. A big speckled trout gets me going as much as … Continue reading →

I had a single topwater bite at dawn this morning. That was it. It was an 18-inch speck that turned out to be the biggest of the morning. No other bites until a school of 16-inch trout decided it was … Continue reading →

No luck with the trout this morning. This smooth puffer thought he was one. Fought pretty good, thought I had a puppy drum.