Seeing spots? You're OK. It's just from all the speckled trout.

While there are plenty of species to be talking about this time of year, most conversations have something to do with speckled trout. Largely because it already is shaping up to be another outstanding fall for one of the area’s most popular inshore species.

Speckled trout are being caught at a variety of locations – around Poquoson and the Back River; along Eastern Shore Bay-side and Ocean-side creeks; in Lynnhaven, Rudee and Little Creek inlets; at many areas along the Elizabeth River, with the Hot Ditch vicinity being the most popular; and along some deep sloughs along the Oceanfront.

Whew!

Where you go and how you fish is up to you. But where ever that is, and whatever you use, the chances are good that you will hook up with a few of these toothy critters with all the spots on them.

And to think that things are just really starting to heat up. Waters currently are still a little warm for the vast migration that soon will come, bringing more and more big trout into area waters.

When things get really cold, most of the fish will be found in the Elizabeth River.

But for now and for the coming weeks, you stand a good chance of seeing some good speckled trout action just about anywhere.

Just so you know, the minimum keeper size in Virginia is 14 inches and the daily bag limit is 10 fish per person per day.

If you are trophy hunting, it takes a 5-pounder or a 24-inch release to earn a citation award from the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament.

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