By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
Regardless of periodic slowdowns on the bite, Rollover produced great catches this past week with most species providing quality catches. Boxes of croaker made those family fish fries; redfish kept night-shift, day-shift and surf anglers busy with slots and bulls; flounder were being caught by the 100s -BUT- were mostly the smaller males heading to the gulf for nesting; and drum were still drumming for the drummers. Speckled trout did very well for the bridge and surf anglers with its smaller cousin, the sandy, beginning to show up in numbers. The only way fishing could get any better folks is after our first cold front arrives — be patient, it’s coming.

Speckled Trout
Within the cut, the bridge is key with early tides are targeted; surf is providing great trout action when you can locate them; the east bay is HOT with bird action and will only get better.
(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)
Redfish runs at night are amazing with the dark/30 to 1 am hours producing; dayshift runs are sporadic but productive.
(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
lowing down but still very active for keeper eaters and bulls.
(Limit: 14 inch minimum to 30 inch maximum for 5 fish per day with one OVER 52 inches allowed)

Flounder
Hundreds are being caught with 1,000s coming through the pass- BUT- these are the smaller males. A cold front is needed to get the larger females started, although a 23-incher was reported along with a couple of 20’s.
(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
The larger goldens are beginning to show up, but plenty of hand sized still biting. Croaker anglers who work at it are filling their coolers with no problem.
(No Limits)

Sandtrout/Gulftrout
Sandies beginning to show up in numbers.
(No Limits)

Shark
The shark are chasing redfish in the surf so 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 Oct 13, 2015.