by Ed Snyder/Outdoors
Summary: Despite week long monsoon rains fishing at the pass still produced excellent daytime and night-time trout action mostly on the Gulf side and surf. Anglers were catching good specks to 6 lbs. Outgoing tides were key factors with anglers fishing live baits or soft plastics. The #1 plastic were Lil’Fishys or Assassins for the cut with top waters and mirror lures for the surf. Top trout baits were live shad and finger mullet. Click here for Fishing Pictures
Speckled Trout EXCELLENT during outgoing tides with Gulf side anglers taking good specks to 6 lbs day or night on live baits and soft plastics. Key fishing tide was outgoing. (Size and Limits- 15 inches to 25 inches for 10 specks with one 25 incher per day when added as part of the daily limit)
Redfish Good for anglers fishing live baits and soft plastics for reds to 30inches. (Size and Limits- 20 inches to 28 inches for 3 reds with one over 28 inches when tagged in addition to the 3 fish daily slot-limit)
Flounder Starting to pick up on both sides of cut with anglers catching undersized to keeper flounder on live baits and soft plastics. Bayside waders and night giggers picking up a few as well. (Size and Limits- 14 inches minimum for 5 flounder per day)
Black Drum- GOOD keeper eater drum coming in for anglers fishing all baits- REMEMBER- ALL drum under 14inches and over 30inches MUST be released. NO TAGGING. ( Limits- 5 per day at 15- 30 inches).
GAFF-TOP– Picking up for anglers fishing live baits, cut baits and squid. (Size and Limits- 14 inch minimum no creel limit)
Sand/Gulf Trout A few nice sandy‘s coming in for anglers using shrimp and cut-baits. (No limits)
Whiting/Croaker GOOD whiting and some really nice golden croaker coming in for anglers fishing cut-baits and shrimp. (No Limits)
Crabbing Crabbers filling their baskets with plenty of blue claws. Families having great fun fishing the string and chicken neck technique. Blue Crab limits- must be 5 inches across carapace (point-to-point) No creel limits. BUT ALL SPONGE CRABS (egged females) MUST BE RELEASED.
Stone Crabs- largest claw is kept ONLY if two are present- kept claw must be 2-1/2 inches from the knuckle.
Shark Mostly kayak anglers catching the 4 to 5 foot Bulls and Tips. Surf rodders getting the smaller shark to 30 inches (Size and Limits- 1 at 24 inches)
Special note For updated fishing reports go to Face Book of Miss Nancy’s Bait Camp or call 484-560-9323.
Tides for Rollover Pass TX starting with July 16, 2012.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
M 16 Low 12:00 AM -0.1 6:26 AM Rise 4:11 AM 10 16 High 9:55 AM 1.3 8:17 PM Set 6:23 PM
Tu 17 Low 12:40 AM -0.1 6:27 AM Rise 5:04 AM 517 High 10:12 AM 1.3 8:17 PM Set 7:09 PM
W 18 Low 1:19 AM -0.1 6:27 AM Rise 5:59 AM 1
18 High 10:27 AM 1.3 8:16 PM Set 7:52 PM
Th 19 Low 1:57 AM -0.1 6:28 AM Rise 6:57 AM 0
19 High 10:39 AM 1.3 8:16 PM Set 8:32 PM
F 20 Low 2:35 AM 0.0 6:28 AM Rise 7:55 AM 0
20 High 10:42 AM 1.2 8:15 PM Set 9:10 PM
20 Low 4:38 PM 0.9
20 High 7:19 PM 1.0
Sa 21 Low 3:11 AM 0.1 6:29 AM Rise 8:54 AM 3
21 High 10:41 AM 1.1 8:15 PM Set 9:46 PM
21 Low 4:59 PM 0.8
21 High 8:35 PM 1.0
Su 22 Low 3:45 AM 0.3 6:30 AM Rise 9:54 AM 7
22 High 10:42 AM 1.1 8:14 PM Set 10:22 PM
22 Low 5:16 PM 0.7
22 High 9:56 PM 0.9
M 23 Low 4:16 AM 0.5 6:30 AM Rise 10:55 AM 14
23 High 10:45 AM 1.0 8:14 PM Set 10:58 PM
23 Low 5:37 PM 0.5
23 High 11:27 PM 0.9
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