By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
These past two weeks of back to back arctic fronts with icy winds and chilled rains dropped our 70 degree waters down to 48 degrees, muting the redfish, trout, whiting, drum, and flounder bite to nil; but hopefully this week’s predictions of warmer weather will revive the fish bite back to its normal fare. We can only hope and wait folks, for August will soon be upon us. (Special Note: Check Miss Nancy’s Bait Camp on FaceBook for daily fish photos update)
Speckled Trout
Slow but fishable with some hitting soft plastics when weather and tides allow.
(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)
NOT YET.
(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
A few slot and bulls beginning to show up.
(Limit: 14 inch minimum to 30 inch maximum for 5 fish per day with one OVER 52 inches allowed)
Flounder
Small males averaging 1 keeper out of 10.
(Limit: 14 inch minimum for 5 fish per day limit)
Sheepshead
SLOW.
(Limit: 15 inch minimum with 5 per day Creel)
Gafftop Catfish
NOT YET.
(Limit: 14 inch minimum for no limit creel)
Whiting/Croaker
Spot croaker showing up with whiting in the surf.
(No Limits)
Sandtrout/Gulftrout
NO REPORT.
(No Limits)
Blue Claw Crab
A few beginning to show up.
(Limit: 5 inches between points with no berry crabs (females with eggs) allowed)
Stone Crabs
A few beginning to show up.
(Limit: only right claw may be kept when 2-1/2 inches above first Knuckle)
Miss Nancy’s Bait Camp
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The Beach Triton
Tides for Rollover Pass, East Bay TX starting March 17, 2015.
Tides for North Jetty starting March 17, 2015.