By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
Rollover experienced an up and down week for its fishing action this past week which culminated with some sorely needed rain. This past week saw some very good night and day action for reds and trout. Limited flounder action put some really nice quality flatfish in the creel for anglers. Keeper eater drum provided steady action for the drummers, and croaker coolers were easily filled for those tasty family fish fries. Bay and surf anglers saw good action with bay waders on flounder and surf anglers taking bull reds and 3 to 5 ft tips. The flounder and redfish runs haven’t really started as yet but cooler weather patterns should get them started.

Speckled Trout
Experience and persistence paying off for trout wranglers on gulf side near bridge with limits to near limits of specks coming in with quality trout.
(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)
LOTS of rat reds in the pass with slot and bull red runs sporadic during day but very active at night.
(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
Steady keeper eaters with some bulls still active.
(Limit: 14 inch minimum to 30 inch maximum for 5 fish per day with one OVER 52 inches allowed)

Flounder
Spotty at best within cut with bay waders doing better; one out of five is a keeper.
(Limit: 14 inch minimum for 5 fish per day limit)

Sheepshead
Slow.
(Limit: 15 inch minimum with 5 per day Creel)

Gafftop Catfish
Slow.
(Limit: 14 inch minimum for no limit creel)

Whiting/Croaker
Run of handsized croaker good to great with plenty of family fish fries going home.
(No Limits)

Sandtrout/Gulftrout
Sandies showing up at night under the lights with a few coming in during the day.
(No Limits)

Shark
Sharkers reporting good shoreline action during the night under lights for 5 to 6 footers – Waders beware!

Blue Claw Crab
Plenty of claws in the cut.
(Limit: 5 inches between points with no berry crabs (females with eggs) allowed)

Stone Crabs
Active near bridge.
(Limit: only right claw may be kept when 2-1/2 inches above first Knuckle)

Tides for Rollover Pass, East Bay TX starting August 29, 2015.