Everything that SparkyC4 said is spot on. This time of year you can catch specks near the tide breakers at Holly Beach in the morning. If you have a cast net and know how to throw it, try catching some live finger mullet or cocahoe minnows beforehand and keep them in a floating bait bucket tethered to your belt. These types of bait fish will usually catch bigger trout than live shrimp. Pogies and small croakers are also good. If you are fishing near the rocks you may want to use a rattling cork so that you don't get hung up. You can also catch reds there by getting on the rocks and throwing out into the Gulf with a bottom rigged bait.
If you like to catch redfish, the Cameron jetty area is a good spot. There's a parking lot and boat launch at the end of Davis Rd. Find yourself a spot on the rocks near the boat launch and carolina rig your line with a fresh piece of cut mullet. You should be able to catch some bull reds there. I've also caught flounder and specks there as well.
Try doing this first before spending hundreds of dollars on a guide.
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