Best DOA Lures for Snook, Redfish, Speckled Trout, Tarpon and Flounder
The DOA family of lures is one of the best that there is to catch snook, redfish, speckled trout, tarpon and flounder.
My best DOA lures are the DOA CAL, the DOA Big Ones, DOA Jerk Baits and the DOA shrimp. These are great lures to have in your tackle box if you can't find any live bait. You might want to add the DOA Terror Eyz to the mix as well.
If you are strictly a lure fisherman then these are great lures to try if you have never used them before.
The DOA CAL 3 inch shad in white with a 1/8 ounce red jig head is my go to lure. I would estimate that I fish that exact lure 80 to 90% of the time when I am lure fishing. It catches just about any fish in the sea.
I am an INSHORE FISHING GUIDE on the Treasure Coast of Florida and have been fishing the mangroves and grass flats all over Florida for over 40 years.
The article below will teach you simple tips and techniques to catch more fish using DOA lures. Let's get started.
Watch the video below to catch more fish with DOA lures.
The DOA family of lures is one of the best that there is to catch snook, redfish, speckled trout, tarpon and flounder.
My best DOA lures are the DOA CAL, the DOA Big Ones, DOA Jerk Baits and the DOA shrimp. These are great lures to have in your tackle box if you can't find any live bait. You might want to add the DOA Terror Eyz to the mix as well.
If you are strictly a lure fisherman then these are great lures to try if you have never used them before.
The DOA CAL 3 inch shad in white with a 1/8 ounce red jig head is my go to lure. I would estimate that I fish that exact lure 80 to 90% of the time when I am lure fishing. It catches just about any fish in the sea.
I am an INSHORE FISHING GUIDE on the Treasure Coast of Florida and have been fishing the mangroves and grass flats all over Florida for over 40 years.
The article below will teach you simple tips and techniques to catch more fish using DOA lures. Let's get started.
Watch the video below to catch more fish with DOA lures.
Best DOA Lures for Snook:
Docks-- Dock pilings are a great place to target snook with DOA CALs, DOA Shrimp and DOA Big Ones on deeper docks. My favorite lure is the DOA CAL 3 inch shad with a paddle tail. I like to rig that up with an 1/8 red jig head.
This lure is what I use for most of my soft plastic lure fishing. This lure will catch snook, flounder, tarpon, redfish, speckled trout, mangrove snapper, gag grouper, goliath grouper..... I know this because I have caught all of those fish on DOA CALs.
The way that I like to fish the docks with a DOA CAL is to cast up current under the actual dock and bounce it back very slowly. If you can't get it to skip under the dock you will at least need to cast it to the dock pilings for best effect.
The snook will be facing into the current so you will have to cast up current for the correct presentation. If you come up behind the snook you will most likely scare it and give it a bad case of lock jaw.
The DOA shrimp is another good option for snook fishing around the docks. The DOA shrimp will stay very horizontal in the water column which gives it a much more natural presentation.
I wrote another article on this website that covers in great detail how to catch a snook. You can read that article by clicking right here.
Cast the lure up to the dock pilings or skip it under the dock if possible for best effect. I like to let it sink to the bottom and swim it slowly back bouncing it on the bottom and pausing a few times on the retrieve. The natural colors and the gold and copper ones with glitter in them seem to work the best.
When the dock pilings are in deeper water (over 6 feet deep) I like to use the DOA Big Ones is a great bait to bounce on the bottom of the deeper docks. Cast it up current and bounce it back to you slowly. The white, root beer and chartreuse are the colors that I use most often.
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Bridges-- Snook and bridges go together like baseball and hot dogs. The bottom of the water column is where the big female snook will be. The smaller ones will usually be higher in the water column. The key to fishing the bridges is to get the bait down low.
You have to get your lure to the bottom and keep it within 3 feet of the bottom as you retrieve it. The best lure for fishing deep bridge pilings is probably the flair hawk style of jig. BUT this article is about the best DOA lures so the best one for deep dock pilings and bridge pilings is the DOA Big Ones.
The Terror Eyz Big Ones have a much stronger hook than the Terror Eyz that most people think of when they think DOA snook lures. The DOA Terror Eyz hooks will straighten with a decent sized snook or tarpon hooked up on it.
Mangroves-- Another great spot for finding snook with DOA lures is around the mangroves. The DOA Cal is a great choice for fishing around the mangrove roots. I like to cast the white 3 inch shad with a red 1/8 ounce jig head. You can also rig them weed less if you are getting hung up a lot.
The DOA shrimp is another good lure for the mangrove roots. Cast it up into the roots and under the branches and let slowly sink with a couple of twitches to hook up with a snook.
A parallel cast that is within 2 feet of the roots or branches of the mangroves is also very effective for catching snook. The DOA shrimp, DOA CAL, and the DOA Terror Eyz will all work well in this scenario.
Watch the video below and catch more snook with DOA lures.
The DOA shrimp is another good lure for the mangrove roots. Cast it up into the roots and under the branches and let slowly sink with a couple of twitches to hook up with a snook.
A parallel cast that is within 2 feet of the roots or branches of the mangroves is also very effective for catching snook. The DOA shrimp, DOA CAL, and the DOA Terror Eyz will all work well in this scenario.
Watch the video below and catch more snook with DOA lures.
Sea Walls-- Sea walls are a great spot for snook to pin bait fish against it. I like to cast a DOA Big Eyz rigged under a popping cork or rattle cork up against the sea walls and let it float down the sea wall with the tide. Just the movement of the tide and waves on top of the water will give it enough action to get a snook to hit.
The DOA Cal is another great choice for sea walls. Cast the lure up current and slow swim it about as fast as the tide is moving back to you. If you are not getting hits in the middle part of the water column, then let it sink to the bottom and bounce it along the bottom.
Both the Terror Eyz and DOA shrimp lures will also work well for catching snook around sea walls.
Grass Flats-- The grass flats are a great place to find snook. Snook love pinfish. Pinfish love sea grass. You can find snook in and around the sandy pot holes that dot all of the grass flats in Florida.
The DOA Cal is a great lure for catching snook on the grass flats. I like to use the white 3 inch shad with the paddle tail. This puts out a lot of low frequency vibrations that fish are attracted to. I also like the natural colored shad when I am out on the flats.
Cast your lure up current and work it through the pot hole very slowly. Make sure to cover the whole pot hole before you leave and try another pot hole. The snook will most likely be hiding in the grass next to the pot hole waiting to eat any shrimp or bait fish that the current brings their way.
The DOA shrimp is another great lure choice for fishing the sandy pot holes. You can fish them exactly the same way that you presented the DOA Cal. Just work it slowly through the pot holes. The natural colored, gold and copper colors are the ones that work the best for me. The copper glittery ones seem to be the best ones when the water is murky.
I wrote another article that covers in more detail the best baits and lures for catching snook. You can read that article by clicking right here.
The DOA Big Ones will also work in the pot holes. Just bounce it from up current through every part of the pot holes. The white and chartreuse work the best in clear water and the root beer colored ones work better in the murky water.
I just discovered that DOA has a 5.5 inch jerk bait. They have always had the 4 inch version but I was not a fan of that size. BUT I recently started fishing with the 5.5 inch jerk bait and snook just love them. I wanted something with a thicker and longer profile and DOA came through for me.
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Inlets-- The inlets are a great place to find snook. The Summer months are when all of the snook come to the inlets to spawn. The snook live up in the rivers and creeks around Florida in the Winter months and then gradually make their way to the intracoastal ways and any saltwater near the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean.
In other words, you will find the snook close to the places where salt water comes from those large bodies of water to in shore bodies of water. The snook will fill up the inlets and rivers that empty into the Gulf and Ocean to spawn starting in June and through August.
The problem is that the snook season is closed during the months that the snook spawn. It currently is closed almost the entire Summer and opens on September 1st. Check out the Pro tips and techniques page to learn more about snook fishing.
The DOA Big Ones is a great bait for fishing around the rocks and sea walls that are on each side of most of the inlets in Florida. The ones with natural borders are still a great place to find snook. This is especially true on the outgoing tides.
Lures work great on the outgoing tides around inlets because the water is dirty and murky when it flushes the fresh and brackish inshore waters. The root beer Big Ones is the best one for dirty water. On the incoming tides, when the water is clean and clear, the white and the chartreuse DOA Big Ones.
The technique is the same as it always is. Cast the lure up current and work it back slowly bouncing it off of the bottom during the retrieve.
Best DOA Lures for Redfish:
Oyster Bars/Mud Flats-- Redfish love oyster bars and mud flats. The redfish are often the first fish to hit the flats when the tide changes from dead low to incoming. The redfish will hit the flats and oyster bars to get first dibs on the shrimp, crabs and other marine creatures in the skinny water.
This is a great time to target redfish by sight fishing them. You just look for the V wakes that they make as they rush the mud flats looking for food. You can also sight fish for them as they tail in the shallow water with their faces buried in the mud and oyster beds.
The best DOA lures for this environment are the DOA Cal and the DOA shrimp. The DOA Cal that I like to use is the white and the natural colors depending upon the water clarity. In the cleaner water conditions, the white or pearl colors work the best. When the water is dirty the natural and root beer colors seem to perform better.
Just cast the DOA Cal up to where the reds are and slowly retrieve it bouncing it the whole way back to you. If you can't see the redfish then you will have to figure out where they are going to be as the tide comes in.
I wrote another article on this website that is all about how to catch a redfish. You can read that article by clicking right here.
You are looking for a pinch point in the tidal creek or flats that you are searching for redfish. I like to find a place with a cut or deeper channel between two oyster bars or mud flats that will funnel the fish into a confined area.
When you find this set up start casting your lure up current and bounce it back to you with the tide. I like to bounce the lure back about as fast as the current is moving.
The DOA Shrimp works well when used in conjunction with a popping cork. Cast this set up to the oyster bars, mud flats or grass shore lines and work the cork popping it every few feet. When you see the cork disappear, set that hook and reel your redfish in.
Watch the video below and catch more redfish.
This is a great time to target redfish by sight fishing them. You just look for the V wakes that they make as they rush the mud flats looking for food. You can also sight fish for them as they tail in the shallow water with their faces buried in the mud and oyster beds.
The best DOA lures for this environment are the DOA Cal and the DOA shrimp. The DOA Cal that I like to use is the white and the natural colors depending upon the water clarity. In the cleaner water conditions, the white or pearl colors work the best. When the water is dirty the natural and root beer colors seem to perform better.
Just cast the DOA Cal up to where the reds are and slowly retrieve it bouncing it the whole way back to you. If you can't see the redfish then you will have to figure out where they are going to be as the tide comes in.
I wrote another article on this website that is all about how to catch a redfish. You can read that article by clicking right here.
You are looking for a pinch point in the tidal creek or flats that you are searching for redfish. I like to find a place with a cut or deeper channel between two oyster bars or mud flats that will funnel the fish into a confined area.
When you find this set up start casting your lure up current and bounce it back to you with the tide. I like to bounce the lure back about as fast as the current is moving.
The DOA Shrimp works well when used in conjunction with a popping cork. Cast this set up to the oyster bars, mud flats or grass shore lines and work the cork popping it every few feet. When you see the cork disappear, set that hook and reel your redfish in.
Watch the video below and catch more redfish.
Docks-- Docks are another great place to catch redfish with your DOA lures. I like to use the DOA Cals and DOA shrimp for redfish around the dock pilings. Cast the DOA Cals up current under the docks or at least to the dock pilings. The redfish will cruise the docks back and forth all day looking for food.
I like to use the white DOA Cals with a 1/8 ounce red jig head in my area. The natural colors will also work very well. The technique is all about the slow bouncing retrieve after a long cast.
The DOA shrimp is also deadly for redfish around the docks too. The natural shrimp, the shrimp with the gold glitter and the shrimps with the copper glitter when the water is murky. You will want to work this lure a little bit slower than you did the DOA Cals.
Grass Flats-- Grass flats are another good spot to find redfish. The redfish will be cruising the flats sniffing out something good to eat. They actually have 4 nostrils. When they find something they will pin it to the bottom and slurp it up. That is why it is hard to get the attention of a feeding redfish.
They are often looking down with their faces buried in the grass and mud. The DOA Cal is a great lure to use because it incorporates the fishes' lateral line and its eyes. The lateral line is what the fish uses to hear/feel what is going on in the water around them. The DOA Cal's paddle tail puts out those low frequency vibrations that predatory fish love.
The white DOA Cal with the red 1/8 ounce jig head is the one that I use the most on the grass flats. This set up is great for speckled trout, snook, redfish, flounder and just about every other fish on the flats.
The DOA shrimp under a popping cork is another good choice when the water is 4 feet or less deep. The popping and rattle corks send out low frequency vibrations that can travel quite far in the water. This attracts predators from as far as 50 or 60 feet away.
Mangroves-- Redfish like to cruise the mangroves looking for shrimp, crabs and small bait fish in and around the roots of the Red Mangrove Tree. The DOA Cal rigged with a weed less hook will do great in the mangroves and you will not lose too many rigs. You can also rig the DOA shrimp weed less and fish it up into the roots.
I like to move it just enough to get the attention of any reds in the area. I like to look for herons or other wading birds sitting on the branches or a shore line. The birds will tell you where the bait is and the bait will tell you where the redfish are.
The key to fishing the mangroves is to get your lure into the roots or within 2 feet of the mangroves. Any further away from the roots will lead to a lot less hook ups. The reds will hug the roots and follow the tides in and out all day unless the water gets too hot. Then they will head to deeper and cooler water.
Watch this video and catch more flounder with DOA CALs.
Best DOA Lures for Flounder:
Docks-- DOA Cals are great lures for finding flounder around the docks. Flounders are just like every other predator around the docks and the pilings. They all hunt there because docks attract so many shrimp, crabs and small bait fish.
Just remember that the older the docks, the better they produce flounders for the fry pan. Fillet and release into the grease. The barnacles, oysters, sponges and everything else that grows on the dock pilings is like a buffet for so many underwater creatures.
The flounder will always be buried in the sand or mud somewhere close to some sort of structure. It is extremely important to get your lure under the docks or at least right next to the pilings. If you get more than 3 or 4 feet away from the pilings, then you will probably not catch too many flounder.
Of all of the fish and fishing techniques that I have mentioned in this article, the slow retrieve is a must for flounder fishing. You will want to barely move your lure on the bottom and twitch, twitch and then pause for a few seconds and repeat.
It might take 3 or 4 minutes to retrieve your lures after every cast. Fish as slowly as you can when fishing for flounder. They will often hit your lure right after you move it after the pause.
I wrote another article on this website that covers in more detail how to catch a flounder. You can read that article by clicking right here.
The DOA shrimp is another great lure for flounder fishing. You will fish the shrimp the same way that you fish the DOA Cal. The natural colors and the gold glittery ones seem to work the best.
Watch the video and catch more flounder with DOA Cals.
Just remember that the older the docks, the better they produce flounders for the fry pan. Fillet and release into the grease. The barnacles, oysters, sponges and everything else that grows on the dock pilings is like a buffet for so many underwater creatures.
The flounder will always be buried in the sand or mud somewhere close to some sort of structure. It is extremely important to get your lure under the docks or at least right next to the pilings. If you get more than 3 or 4 feet away from the pilings, then you will probably not catch too many flounder.
Of all of the fish and fishing techniques that I have mentioned in this article, the slow retrieve is a must for flounder fishing. You will want to barely move your lure on the bottom and twitch, twitch and then pause for a few seconds and repeat.
It might take 3 or 4 minutes to retrieve your lures after every cast. Fish as slowly as you can when fishing for flounder. They will often hit your lure right after you move it after the pause.
I wrote another article on this website that covers in more detail how to catch a flounder. You can read that article by clicking right here.
The DOA shrimp is another great lure for flounder fishing. You will fish the shrimp the same way that you fish the DOA Cal. The natural colors and the gold glittery ones seem to work the best.
Watch the video and catch more flounder with DOA Cals.
Oyster Bars/Mud Flats-- Oyster bars and mud flats are another great place to catch flounders with DOA lures. You are looking for the scenario mentioned above where you can find a channel between two oyster bars or mud flats. This funnels the fish right to your position.
The flounder will follow the redfish and the speckled trout in the tidal creeks and oyster flats. You will often catch all three species fishing the same lures.
The fishing technique is the same for all 3 species. Cast your lure up current and work it on the bottom very slowly all the way back to you and repeat. The DOA Cal works very well in this scenario. I like the white 3 inch shad and the natural colored 3 inch shads for flounder.
You can't set the hook right away when you feel the bite. I like to count to 4 or 5 before I set the hook once I feel the bite. The flounder will often grab the lure and hold it in the front part of their mouths before swallowing it further. That is why you have to wait. If you set the hook right away you will just be pulling out of the flounder's mouth.
The DOA shrimp works very well in this environment too. Just fish it the same exact way that you did with the DOA Cal. Use the most realistic DOA shrimp if the water is clear. If the water is dirty, then you will want to use a shrimp with copper or gold glitter within it.
Mangroves-- Flounder also like to bury in the sand where the mangroves stick out to a point. This is a great ambush point for a hungry flounder. Just remember to cast up current because that is where the flounder will be facing.
The DOA Cal and the DOA shrimp will work equally well in this scenario. The DOA Terror Eyz is another great lure for flounder but I like the CAL and the shrimp better.
Cast them up current and bounce them as slowly as possible back to you. Make sure to pause it every 5 feet or so. Any fallen mangrove branches are great place to find a hidden flounder waiting to ambush an unsuspecting shrimp, crab or bait fish.
Best DOA Lures for Tarpon:
Tidal Creeks-- Tarpon like to hang out in tidal creeks. Tarpon actually have rudimentary lungs so they can breathe in low oxygen water that would kill most fish. When water gets hot, it loses a lot of the dissolved oxygen that is in it. This is the reason why tarpon can handle water temperatures in the high 90 degree levels.
This is also the reason they can hang out in hot, murky back water tidal creeks. I like to hunt for tarpon in and around the tidal creeks around Florida. The tarpon are usually the fun sized versions that are 4 feet or less and take 20 minutes or less to reel in. The big tarpon will fight you for upwards of an hour.
One of my favorite ways to catch tarpon is trolling the DOA Big Ones under about 4 feet of leader beneath a popping cork. An extremely slow troll about as fast as a slow walk works best for me.
I wrote another article on this website that covers in more detail how to catch a tarpon. You can read that article by clicking right here.
I like the glow, white and chartreuse DOA Big Ones for trolling. Make sure to tighten your drag so that you can get the hook to set in the tarpon's mouth. If you can't get the hook to set when you are trolling like this, then you will most likely lose the tarpon. They are very good at throwing hooks.
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This is also the reason they can hang out in hot, murky back water tidal creeks. I like to hunt for tarpon in and around the tidal creeks around Florida. The tarpon are usually the fun sized versions that are 4 feet or less and take 20 minutes or less to reel in. The big tarpon will fight you for upwards of an hour.
One of my favorite ways to catch tarpon is trolling the DOA Big Ones under about 4 feet of leader beneath a popping cork. An extremely slow troll about as fast as a slow walk works best for me.
I wrote another article on this website that covers in more detail how to catch a tarpon. You can read that article by clicking right here.
I like the glow, white and chartreuse DOA Big Ones for trolling. Make sure to tighten your drag so that you can get the hook to set in the tarpon's mouth. If you can't get the hook to set when you are trolling like this, then you will most likely lose the tarpon. They are very good at throwing hooks.
Watch the video below and catch more tarpon with DOA lures.
Mangroves-- Tarpon love to hunt the mangroves for bait fish and shrimp. The DOA shrimp works well for tarpon around the roots of the Red Mangrove Tree. Just make sure to cast it as close to the roots and branches as possible.
You can also work the shrimp in the middle of a channel between the lines of mangroves for good results too. The key to working this lure just right is a slow retrieve with a twitch or two and a pause to let it sink in the water column. The natural colors of DOA shrimp work the best for me.
The DOA Cal is another good choice around the mangroves for tarpon. I like the white 3 inch DOA shad with a red 1/8 ounce jig head. The natural colors are another good choice for the shad colors.
Beaches-- You can catch a lot of tarpon off of the beaches with DOA lures. I like the DOA Cals for this kind of fishing around the higher tides. The tarpon will be closer to the beach on the higher tides and you can reach them with the DOA Cals. You can also go up to a 1/4 ounce jig head to get a further cast if you need it.
I like the white and the natural colored ones the best. If you can find a school of bait fish to throw into that will be your best bet. I like to cast to the outside of the school so the lure will be easier for the tarpon to see.
You will probably have to beef up your tackle to at least a 4000 series reel loaded with 20 lb. braided line. You will also want to have a medium/heavy action rod between 7 and 8 feet in length.
If the big boys are cruising the beach don't even bother to cast at them because you will get spooled. The target length for this tackle is 4 feet or less in length.
Inlets-- The inlets are another great place to find feeding tarpon. I like the outgoing tides because the water is dirty and the fish can't see the lure as well. A tarpon has a great big set of eyes and can see very well. It is hard to catch tarpon with lures in very clear water conditions because of their excellent eye sight.
The DOA Cals and the DOA Big Ones work very well in the inlets for tarpon. The Terror Eyz Big Ones work the best bouncing on the bottom with the tide. The white and chartreuse work very well in cleaner water conditions and the root beer works very well in dirty water conditions.
You can use the DOA Terror Eyz too but the hooks don't hold very well. I think those must have originally been designed for spotted sea trout, small redfish and snook. They will often straighten with a large fish.
Watch the video below and catch more trout with DOA CALs.
The DOA Cals and the DOA Big Ones work very well in the inlets for tarpon. The Terror Eyz Big Ones work the best bouncing on the bottom with the tide. The white and chartreuse work very well in cleaner water conditions and the root beer works very well in dirty water conditions.
You can use the DOA Terror Eyz too but the hooks don't hold very well. I think those must have originally been designed for spotted sea trout, small redfish and snook. They will often straighten with a large fish.
Watch the video below and catch more trout with DOA CALs.
Best DOA Lures for Speckled Trout a.k.a. Spotted Sea Trout:
Grass Flats-- The grass flats are the best place to find spotted sea trout a.k.a. speckled trout. These predatory fish are a member of the drum family. They are cousins to the red drum a.k.a. redfish, the black drum and croakers.
The DOA shrimp under a popping cork or a rattle cork is one of the best way to catch spotted sea trout on the grass flats. I like the natural colors the best but the shrimp with the copper glitter works very well in dirty water conditions.
The technique is very simple. Just cast your shrimp and cork set up and work it to you popping it every few feet. I like to do something like pop--pop--pause--reel a few feet and repeat the process until the lure is back at the boat and ready for another cast.
When you see your cork disappear set your hook and reel your trout in. I like to use a 2500 series reel filled with 6 to 8 lb. mono filament line instead of braided line for trout fishing. Speckled trout have very fragile jaws and can tear easily.
The mono filament line has a lot of stretch and give to it so it damages the fish less than braided lines. Braided lines do not have any stretch or give to them and can damage the fish. Of course this does not matter if the fish are keeper sized but if they are under sized there is no sense in harming them.
I wrote another article on this website that covers in detail how to catch a speckled trout with tips and techniques. You can read that article by clicking right here.
The DOA Cals will also catch a bunch of trout too. I like to use the white DOA Cals with the red 1/8 ounce jig heads. I like to cast it out and slowly reel it back with a twitch or two every 10 feet or so. The natural colors also work very well.
The DOA shrimp under a popping cork or a rattle cork is one of the best way to catch spotted sea trout on the grass flats. I like the natural colors the best but the shrimp with the copper glitter works very well in dirty water conditions.
The technique is very simple. Just cast your shrimp and cork set up and work it to you popping it every few feet. I like to do something like pop--pop--pause--reel a few feet and repeat the process until the lure is back at the boat and ready for another cast.
When you see your cork disappear set your hook and reel your trout in. I like to use a 2500 series reel filled with 6 to 8 lb. mono filament line instead of braided line for trout fishing. Speckled trout have very fragile jaws and can tear easily.
The mono filament line has a lot of stretch and give to it so it damages the fish less than braided lines. Braided lines do not have any stretch or give to them and can damage the fish. Of course this does not matter if the fish are keeper sized but if they are under sized there is no sense in harming them.
I wrote another article on this website that covers in detail how to catch a speckled trout with tips and techniques. You can read that article by clicking right here.
The DOA Cals will also catch a bunch of trout too. I like to use the white DOA Cals with the red 1/8 ounce jig heads. I like to cast it out and slowly reel it back with a twitch or two every 10 feet or so. The natural colors also work very well.
Docks-- Docks are another great place to find spotted sea trout. The big gator trout will often be found lurking around the dock pilings waiting for an unsuspecting shrimp or bait fish to come close enough to eat.
The DOA shrimp is a great choice for dock fishing for speckled trout. I like the natural colored ones the best. Just cast it under the dock or as close to the pilings as you can get it and work it slowly back to you with a twitch or two every few feet.
The DOA Cal is another good choice for trout fishing around the docks. The white DOA Cal with the red jig head is my lure of choice for just about every fish but especially for trout. The natural colored DOA Cals will also catch you a ton of spotted sea trout.
Watch the video below and catch more speckled trout.
Oyster Bars-- Oyster bars are a great place to find trout as they run up into the oyster bars from the nearby grass flats. Just like we mentioned above, you will want to find a choke point that funnels the fish to where you are. I like the deeper channels between two oyster bars for best results.
The DOA Cals are a great lure for trout when they are near the bottom. Cast up current and bounce it back to you slowly for best results. The white and the natural colors work the best for me.
In shallower water, you can use the DOA shrimp with a popping cork to great effect. The trout will crush this set up when the school swims by. They cannot resist the deadly combo as it is sometimes called. Just cast it up current give it a pop--pop and let it come down with the current.
I hope that this article helps you catch more fish or at the very least have more fun doing it.