By Ed Snyder/Outdoors

Summary: This past week provided good fishing for anglers both in the Gulf for whiting and in the pass for flounder, drum, and speckled trout. Despite the predicted cold front due this week SPRING has finally sprung. Surf temps are up and the bite is definitely on. Surprise catch of the week were several Pompano caught by anglers on live shrimp.

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Speckled Trout:

Although a speck run isn’t – anglers are catching good specks from 4 to 8lbs on mostly soft plastics or live shrimp – no reports from the surf as yet but the specks should be there with the surf temp hovering in the 60’s, (Limits- 15inch minimum for 10 trout per day with only one 25inch trout per day allowed as part of your daily limit).

Redfish-(Red Drum):

A few nice reds being caught from slot size to 44inch bulls, (Limits- 20inches minimum to 28inch maximum for 3 reds per day- one over 28inch red allowed when tagged and as a part of your 3 fish limit).

Black Drum:

The drum run is on with plenty of keeper eaters coming over the wall. (14inch minimum to 30inch maximum for 5 fish per day with one over 52inches allowed when a part of your daily limit).

Flounder: Steady flounder catches are keeping the flatfish anglers happy with one nice 20inch flounder caught and stuffed with crab and shrimp dressing (14inch minimum for 5 fish per day).

Sheepshead: Few, (Limit- 15inch minimum with 5 per day creel).

Gafftop Catfish:

No report as yet-(14inch minimum for no limit creel).

Whiting/Croaker:

Good whiting in the surf. (No Limit).

Sand Trout/Gulf Trout:

Sand trout are biting mainly on the bay side. (No Limits).

Blue Claw Crab:

A few good Blue Claw coming in for those crab boils. (5 inches between points with no berry crabs, females with eggs, allowed).

Stone Crabs:

Stones gathering up on the rocks, and in the eddies. (Limit- only right claw may be kept when 2 1/2 inches above first Knuckle).

Stingaree bait camp reported good red and trout action in east bay grass and shell reefs-

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Tides for Rollover Pass, and East Bay, TX, starting with April 1, 2013.

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

/Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

M    1      Low   5:32 AM    -0.1   7:07 AM    Rise 12:26 AM      75

1     High   3:18 PM     1.4   7:37 PM     Set 11:14 AM

1      Low   6:35 PM     0.6

1     High  10:27 PM     1.2

Tu   2      Low   6:39 AM    -0.1   7:06 AM    Rise  1:25 AM      65

2     High   4:36 PM     1.3   7:37 PM     Set 12:16 PM

W    3      Low   7:56 AM     0.0   7:05 AM    Rise  2:18 AM      53

3     High   5:41 PM     1.3   7:38 PM     Set  1:19 PM

3      Low  10:52 PM     0.6

Th   4     High   2:08 AM     1.1   7:04 AM    Rise  3:06 AM      42

4      Low   9:19 AM     0.1   7:38 PM     Set  2:21 PM

4     High   6:27 PM     1.3

4      Low  11:15 PM     0.6

F    5     High   4:17 AM     1.1   7:02 AM    Rise  3:50 AM      31

5      Low  10:37 AM     0.1   7:39 PM     Set  3:23 PM

5     High   7:01 PM     1.2

5      Low  11:46 PM     0.5