Croakers are deadly effective on summer trout, and experts say the baitfish pose no threat to inshore fisheries. Coastal bait camps always have attracted customers with white flags to signify ...

Bottom-fishing charter boats are catching croakers, small spot and a few pan-sized gray trout in the Rappahannock River above the Whitestone Bridge. The croakers are biting in shallow water from area ...

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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 ...

Kayak anglers fishing the York River and around West Point are catching white perch and catch-and-release stripers, as well as croakers, puppy drum and speckled trout around New Point Comfort. Anglers ...