By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
Summary: Good to FAIR to EXCELLENT Depending on the weather and water conditions this past week provided either hard-head catfish bites or Mega-Trout and Drum action, when the bite was on speck action was good with several 4 to 9 pounders, hooked on live shrimp or soft plastics. EXCELLENT Drum action was had for anglers with a few good redslanded as well. But the bite of the week came in the form of some incredible sand trout action. Some large sandies up to 20 inches caught on soft plastics or shrimp. These were some of the largest sandies I’ve ever seen. But this recent cold front should burr the bite until weekend warmth heats it back up.
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Speckled Trout:
When water conditions allow specks are hitting soft plastics or live shrimp – Several specks from 4 to 7 lbs. came in with one 9 pounder reported. (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):
A few nice slot reds came in with some bulls to 35inches (Limits 20inches 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:
EXCELLENT Drum action with many limits of keeper eaters caught with some Bulls to 38 inches caught and released. (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:
Steady flounder action for those flounder pounders working the bay-side bulkheads with live minnows, Gulps, or soft plastics. (14 inch minimum for 5 fish per day).
Sheepshead:
A few nice sheepshead to 20 inches caught on live or dead shrimp. (15 inch minimum for 5 per day).
Gafftop Catfish:
No Report as yet. (14 inch minimum for no limit).
Whiting/Croaker:
Few croaker caught, but excellent whiting in the surf. (No Limit).
Sand trout/Gulf trout:
Good to excellent, sandy action on the bay-side with some really large trout coming in (up to 18inchers) for anglers fishing shrimp or plastics. (No Limits).
Blue Claw Crab:
A few good Blue Claw 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, and 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.
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Tides for Rollover Pass, East Bay TX, starting with March 25, 2013.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
M 25 Low 12:33 AM 0.4 7:15 AM Set 5:53 AM 92
25 High 7:42 AM 1.1 7:32 PM Rise 6:09 PM
25 Low 1:04 PM 0.2
25 High 8:37 PM 1.0
Tu 26 Low 1:02 AM 0.3 7:14 AM Set 6:30 AM 97
26 High 8:42 AM 1.2 7:33 PM Rise 7:09 PM
26 Low 1:43 PM 0.3
26 High 8:52 PM 1.0
W 27 Low 1:36 AM 0.2 7:13 AM Set 7:08 AM 99
27 High 9:40 AM 1.3 7:34 PM Rise 8:12 PM
27 Low 2:24 PM 0.3
27 High 9:07 PM 1.0
Th 28 Low 2:13 AM 0.1 7:12 AM Set 7:49 AM 99
28 High 10:40 AM 1.3 7:34 PM Rise 9:16 PM
28 Low 3:06 PM 0.4
28 High 9:21 PM 1.1
F 29 Low 2:55 AM 0.0 7:11 AM Set 8:34 AM 97
29 High 11:42 AM 1.4 7:35 PM Rise 10:20 PM
29 Low 3:49 PM 0.5
29 High 9:37 PM 1.1
Sa 30 Low 3:42 AM -0.1 7:09 AM Set 9:22 AM 92
30 High 12:49 PM 1.4 7:35 PM Rise 11:24 PM
30 Low 4:34 PM 0.6
30 High 9:53 PM 1.2
Su 31 Low 4:34 AM -0.1 7:08 AM Set 10:16 AM 84
31 High 2:01 PM 1.4 7:36 PM
31 Low 5:25 PM 0.6
31 High 10:11 PM 1.2
M 1 Low 5:32 AM -0.1 7:07 AM Rise 12:26 AM 75
1 High 3:18 PM 1.4 7:37 PM Set 11:14 AM
1 Low 6:35 PM 0.6
1 High 10:27 PM 1.
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