By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
THE REDFISH ARE RUNNING FOLKS!! So get your rods, reels, and favorite redfish baits and head for Rollover. Nightime or daytime activity is producing great catches and fine eating for those who enjoy the finer things in life. Golden Croaker are also starting to show up with several 15 inchers already boxed for those croaker fish fry fiestas. This is the beginning and not the end. So Hurry!
Speckled Trout
Slow with a few showing up near the bridge early with some in the surf (Limit: 15 inches minimum for 10 trout with only one over 25 inch trout per day allowed as part of your daily limit).
Redfish (Red Drum)
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME (Limit: 20 inches minimum to 28 inch maximum for 3 reds per day. One over 28 inch red -plus bonus red- allowed when properly tagged in addition to your 3 fish limit).
Black Drum
A few pups and bulls showing up for anglers (Limit: 14 inch minimum to 30 inch maximum for 5 fish per day with one OVER 52 inches allowed).
Flounder
Slow but steady, depending on the tide (Limit: 14 inch minimum for 5 fish per day).
Sheepshead
SLOW (Limit: 15 inch minimum with 5 per day Creel).
Gafftop Catfish
Slow (Limit: 14 inch minimum for no limit creel).
Whiting/Croaker
Both whiting and croaker filling the fish fry boxes with the golden croaker run starting (No Limits).
Sandtrout/Gulftrout
Lots of sandies but no Gulf Trout as yet (No Limits).
Blue Claw Crab
STILL GREAT CRABBING but beginning to slow (Limit: 5 inches between points with no berry crabs (females with eggs) allowed).
Stone Crabs
A few stones coming in from the rocky areas (Limit: only right claw may be kept when 2-1/2 inches above first knuckle).
This report sponsored by Miss Nancy’s Bait Camp, Crystal Beach Local News and The Beach Triton.
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