The St. Johns River between the Buckman and Shands bridges is prime water for catching two popular fish species, the yellowmouth trout and Atlantic croaker. Both fish are starting to show up now, and ...

During the past 20 years, the bait-stand price of juvenile croaker has doubled, more or less. A dozen of these mostly summertime baits for speckled trout has gone from $6 retail to as high as a dollar ...

A smorgasbord of saline species swarmed the water over and around the submerged reef, the incoming tide triggering a rush of activity as prey and predator jockeyed for advantage under the changing ...

Just when you think you have the whole summer fishing thing figured out the darn things move (or don’t show up). For years, we have had some decent fishing for panfish such as croakers in the late ...

Norman Jenkins has given new meaning to catching a “horse” croaker. On Friday, the angler from Portsmouth caught one that weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces from New Point Comfort near the southern tip of ...

Back when the old James River Bridge was demolished and a new bridge built, a portion of the old bridge was left, creating a large and popular fishing pier. Anglers were disappointed in 2013 when it ...

If there was ever a best time of the year to catch a big speckled trout, I would say that this is that time. If there was ever a best bait to use to catch that big trout, I would have to say that live ...

The fronts are picking up some steam. When they pass through, winds climb, rain falls hard for about 20 minutes and if you're caught on the water, you may feel a little vulnerable. But the good news ...

FLOUR BLUFF — Hooking into a 4-inch croaker fresh from the live well, guide Scott Hibbetts appeared to be unconcerned as a brisk 20 mile per hour wind bounced his boat anchored about 15 minutes from ...