By Ed Snyder/Outdoors

Summary: Back to back cold fronts chilled the surf temps keeping the bite down for the most part.  Good reports on specks earlier last week faded from those 5 to 8lb class trout to a few 2lbs.   Reds and drum were busy though, mainly on the Gulf side where several Bulls were caught.  Sheepshead showed up in good numbers for anglers fishing the bay and gulf side with flatfish hugging the bulkheads on the bay side. After this weeks  cold front HOPEFULLY the surf should begin to warm back up and reactivate the trout bite.

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Speckled Trout:
When weather and water conditions allow a few large specks to 8-lbs are hitting soft plastics and live shrimp–(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): 
Hit or miss red fish action for reds to 28inches  but many bulls to 42inches started showing up from Thursday through the weekend. (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:
Good drum action with plenty of keeper-eater slot drum coming in as well as those HUGE bulls. (14 inch minimum to 30inch maximum for 5 fish per day with one OVER 52 inches allowed when a part of your daily limit).

Flounder:
Steady flounder on bay side bulkheads with finger mullet, mud minnows and gulp being the best baits. Catches of one keeper out of five throwbacks the norm. (Limits;14 inch minimum for 5 fish per day).

Sheepshead:
Good sheepshead action on live shrimp with many 20 inch fish hitting.(15 inch minimum for 5 fish per day).

Gafftop Catfish: 
No Report as of yet. (14 inch minimum for no limit creel).

Whiting/Croaker:
Slow but when the whiting bite is on anglers catching large bull whiting.(No Limit).

Sandtrout/Gulftrout: 
No Report.(No Limit).

Blue Claw Crab
A few good Blue Claw coming in for those crab boils. ( 5 inches between points.  Berry crabs/females with eggs crabs are NOT allowed).

Stone Crabs
Stones gathering up on the rocks in the eddys. (Limit; only right claw may be kept when 2 1/2 inches above first nuckle)

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

Tides for Rollover Pass TX, and East Bay starting with March 11, 2013.

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

/Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

M   11      Low   1:42 AM     0.3   7:32 AM    Rise  7:09 AM      1

11     High   8:49 AM     1.1   7:24 PM     Set  7:33 PM

11      Low   2:20 PM     0.1

11     High   9:41 PM     0.9

Tu  12      Low   2:20 AM     0.2   7:31 AM    Rise  7:45 AM      0

12     High   9:51 AM     1.1   7:25 PM     Set  8:31 PM

12      Low   3:03 PM     0.2

12     High  10:02 PM     0.9

W   13      Low   2:59 AM     0.1   7:30 AM    Rise  8:22 AM      1

13     High  10:53 AM     1.1   7:25 PM     Set  9:28 PM

13      Low   3:43 PM     0.3

13     High  10:22 PM     0.9

Th  14      Low   3:37 AM     0.1   7:28 AM    Rise  8:59 AM      4

14     High  11:54 AM     1.1   7:26 PM     Set 10:25 PM

14      Low   4:21 PM     0.4

14     High  10:40 PM     0.9

F   15      Low   4:17 AM     0.0   7:27 AM    Rise  9:38 AM      9

15     High  12:58 PM     1.1   7:26 PM     Set 11:20 PM

15      Low   4:58 PM     0.4

15     High  10:54 PM     0.9

Sa  16      Low   4:59 AM     0.0   7:26 AM    Rise 10:19 AM      16

16     High   2:07 PM     1.0   7:27 PM

16      Low   5:34 PM     0.5

16     High  10:58 PM     0.9

Su  17      Low   5:47 AM     0.0   7:25 AM     Set 12:13 AM      24

17     High   3:25 PM     1.0   7:28 PM    Rise 11:03 AM

17      Low   6:11 PM     0.5

17     High  10:01 PM     1.0

M   18      Low   6:42 AM     0.1   7:24 AM     Set  1:04 AM      32

18     High   4:56 PM     1.0   7:28 PM    Rise 11:49 AM