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 ...

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. (Capt. Brandon ...

This story is part of Summer & The City, our weekly newsletter made to help you enjoy — and survive — the hottest time in the five boroughs. Sign up here. Anthony Reyes began his life’s work fishing ...