by Ed Snyder/Outdoors
Summary: This past week saw anglers catching quality specks from 4 to 8 plus lbs. With the surf temp FINALLY warming up the speck activity will only get better. NIGHT ANGLERS MAN YOUR GENERATORS. Unusual for this time of year were the pompano catches. These excellent table fish have been showing up on clear water tides. Large sand trout have also been filling angler coolers for those family fish fries. It’s time to go fishing folks!
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Speckled Trout :
Warming surf helped to kick up the trout activity with anglers catching several trout from 3 to 8 plus lbs. night fishing for trout is also on the increase. (Limits- 15 inch minimum for 10 trout per day with only one 25 inch trout per day allowed as part of your daily limit).

Redfish-(Red Drum):
Redfish slow but steady with anglers catching slots and bulls from the surf and the cut from 4 to 40 lbs.  (Limits- 20 inches minimum to 28 inch maximum for 3 reds per day. one over 28 inch red allowed when tagged and as a part of your 3 fish limit).

Black Drum:
Drum activity still producing plenty of slot drum for those family fish fries, (14 inch minimum to 30 inch maximum for 5 fish per day with one OVER 52 inches allowed when a part of your daily limit).

Flounder:
Slow but steady flounder being caught mostly from bayside bulkheads on live minnows, live shrimp, or Berkley gulps, (14 inch minimum for 5 fish per day).

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

Gafftop Catfish:
Gafftop beginning to show. (14 inch minimum for no limit creel).

Whiting/Croaker:
Excellent whiting in the surf as well as the pass, (No Limit).

Sandtrout/Gulftrout:
Still seeing good sandies in the cut, (No Limits).

Blue Claw Crab:
A few good Blue Claws coming in for those crab boils, ( 5 inches between points with no berry crabs;females with eggs, allowed).

Stone Crabs:
Stones gathering up on the rocks in the eddies, (limit- only right claw may be kept when 2 1/2 inches above first knuckle.

Stingaree bait camp reported good red and trout action in east bay grass and shell reefs.

This report sponsored by Miss Nancy’s Bait Camp, Crystal Beach Local News, and Stingaree Bait Camp. NOTICE, Live Shrimp Now Available at both Stingaree and Miss Nancy’s bait camps.

Special Note: Stingaree Bait Camp is now open 7 days, Sat/Sun weekends from 6am to 4pm. Miss Nancy’s Bait Camp is Now Open 7 days, Fri-Sat-Sun, at 6am to 6pm.

Tides for Rollover Pass, East Bay TX,  starting with April 8, 2013.

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon
/Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

M    8      Low  12:53 AM     0.3   6:59 AM    Rise  5:43 AM      7
8     High   8:21 AM     1.3   7:41 PM     Set  6:20 PM
8      Low   1:34 PM     0.3
8     High   8:12 PM     1.1

Tu   9      Low   1:25 AM     0.2   6:58 AM    Rise  6:19 AM      2
9     High   9:21 AM     1.4   7:41 PM     Set  7:17 PM
9      Low   2:20 PM     0.4
9     High   8:31 PM     1.1

W   10      Low   1:56 AM     0.1   6:57 AM    Rise  6:56 AM      0
10     High  10:15 AM     1.4   7:42 PM     Set  8:14 PM
10      Low   3:02 PM     0.5
10     High   8:48 PM     1.1

Th  11      Low   2:28 AM     0.1   6:56 AM    Rise  7:34 AM      0
11     High  11:06 AM     1.4   7:42 PM     Set  9:09 PM
11      Low   3:41 PM     0.6
11     High   9:04 PM     1.2

F   12      Low   3:00 AM     0.1   6:55 AM    Rise  8:15 AM      2
12     High  11:55 AM     1.4   7:43 PM     Set 10:03 PM
12      Low   4:16 PM     0.6
12     High   9:15 PM     1.2

Sa  13      Low   3:33 AM     0.1   6:53 AM    Rise  8:58 AM      5
13     High  12:45 PM     1.4   7:44 PM     Set 10:56 PM
13      Low   4:49 PM     0.6
13     High   9:19 PM     1.2

Su  14      Low   4:10 AM     0.1   6:52 AM    Rise  9:43 AM      11
14     High   1:39 PM     1.4   7:44 PM     Set 11:45 PM
14      Low   5:22 PM     0.6
14     High   9:00 PM     1.2

M   15      Low   4:51 AM     0.1   6:51 AM    Rise 10:31 AM      17
15     High   2:38 PM     1.3   7:45 PM starting with April 8, 2013.