By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
The flounder are still actively moving through the pass on their way to the Gulf, but very few of these are the saddle blankets from 25 inches up. We expect these larger females will start passing through during mid-December, which will be after the 2 per day limits revert back to the five flounder per day bag limits. The reds and drum are still very active
in the cut, with big bull reds running the surf. Whiting are hitting in the surf as well, with some anglers filling their coolers with some quality eating. My next fishing report will be my last for this year but will re-start in March of 2014.
Speckled Trout
Slow but active when warmer weather allows.
(Limit: 15 inch minimum for 10 trout with only one 25 inch trout per day allowed as part of your daily limit)
Redfish (Red Drum)
Best action in the surf with plenty of 40 inch-plus bulls hitting baits.
(Limit: 20 inch 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
Still very active in the cut with good keeper eaters hitting but also some bulls to 38 inches being caught and released.
(Limit: 14 inch minimum to 30 inch maximum for 5 fish per day with one OVER 52 inches allowed)
Flounder
Sporadic flounder action with early and late bites producing quality flatfish for anglers. Best times are 7AM-11AM, then 5PM to 7PM.
(Limit: 14 inch minimum for 2 fish per day limit with 2 in possession limit)
Sheepshead
Still good sheeps being caught on bay side.
(Limit: 15 inch minimum with 5 per day Creel)
Gafftop Catfish
Nil.
(Limit: 14 inch minimum for no limit creel)
Whiting/Croaker
Good to excellent whiting in the surf. Smaller bait-snatcher croaker in the surf as well.
(No Limits)
Sandtrout/Gulftrout
Slow sandies – but good gulf trout showing up in cut.
(No Limits)
Blue Claw Crab
Slow.
(Limit: 5 inches between points with no berry crabs (females with eggs) allowed)
Stone Crabs
Slow.
(Limit: only right claw may be kept when 2-1/2 inches above first Knuckle)
Miss Nancy’s Bait Camp
Crystal Beach Local News
www.FishingWorld.com
The Beach Triton
Tides for Rollover Pass, East Bay TX starting Dec 9, 2014.
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