Controversy over the use of croakers as summertime speckled trout bait is based in large part on misinformation. Croakers work, but they pose no greater threat to Texas' trout population than anything ...

This was a new one for Louie Viavant of Chef Harbor Marina: There were too many fish. "There's some bigger trout on the bottom, but they're having trouble getting the bait past the white trout and ...

One of my outdoor goals has always been to catch a 3-pound croaker. I have caught lots between 2 and 3 pounds but have never personally crossed the 3-pound threshold. So it was with amazement that I ...

LEONARDTOWN, Md., June 18, 2025 — Anglers in St. Mary’s County are reeling in impressive catches of striped bass, spot, perch, croaker, bluefish, and cobia across the Patuxent and Potomac rivers and ...

Following is this week's Texas Parks & Wildlife fishing report for parts of the Gulf Coast of Texas. Corpus Christi: GOOD. 80 degrees. Tide levels are on the rise again. Trout are great on croaker in ...