By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
FINALLY the tide has turned for the better as cooling winds are now cooling bay waters for the migrations yet to start. Rollover has seen sporadic but steady redfish influx runs with a steady flow of outflux runs of flatfish. The croaker have been exceptional with the much larger 12 to 15 inch bull croaker in the mix with one 19 inch croaker reported. The drum are still drumming with many oversized bulls getting caught and released, and trout are starting to show up for day-shift action. All in all, the dog days of summer are finally easing into the crisp Fall days of Autumn; from now on folks it will only get better.
Speckled Trout
Slow in the cut with sporadic catches only, but some really nice specks are still being caught; look to the bays now for active birds feeding over marauding 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)
Annual fall run is a bit late but better late than never.
(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
Slowing somewhat but still 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
REALLY on the run with mainly males now but will be mixed with those female doormats and saddle blankets soon.
(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
Whiting is good but the croaker run is getting AWESOME!!.
(No Limits)
Sandtrout/Gulftrout
Sandies FINALLY moving into day-shift patterns.
(No Limits)
Shark
he 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)
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Tides for Rollover Pass, East Bay TX starting Oct 20, 2015.
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