speckled trout

Speckled Trout fishing could be put on hold

Fishing of speckled trout on the Gulf Coast could be coming to a temporary halt within the next few weeks. The spotted sea trout is making waves with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and local fishermen. On Friday, the…

Speckled trout commercial season will not reopen

Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Tuesday the commercial season for speckled trout will not reopen Friday, June 1st. There are two commercial seasons for speckled trout. The first runs from February 1st through May 31st. The…

Ocean Springs students release 2,500 fish into waters

Twenty five hundred speckled trout are now back in the wild thanks to a class of Ocean Springs High School students, USM’s Gulf Coast Research Lab and the DMR. The lab donated the fish to show students how aquaculture can…