By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
This past weeks action gave credence to September’s Redfish and Golden Croaker run. Redfish were amazing with many Bulls to 40-plus inches caught. The Golden Croaker didn’t disappoint either with plenty of Bull Croaker from 12 to 15 inches hitting the boxes, with a few making the 18 inch mark. As cold fronts make their runs south, the long awaited flounder run should have the flatfish migration in full swing soon. With the waters cooling, the specks will start their feeding sprees in the bay. This means that anglers who fish the birds will enjoy some of the hottest action of the year. Fall is coming and along with it the fishing action will begin to heat up as the waters cool down. It’s time to go fishing folks.

Speckled Trout
Slow with a few keepers to 24 inches still hitting live finger mullet on the bottom as well as hard or soft lures near the bridge (Limit: 15 inches minimum for 10 trout with only one over 25 inch trout per day allowed as part of your daily limit).

Redfish (Red Drum)
Redfish run is slowing but still active with plenty of slots and bulls coming in from the cut as well as the surf (Limit: 20 inches 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
Slow but active with keeper eaters and a few bulls being caught (Limit: 14 inch minimum to 30 inch maximum for 5 fish per day with one OVER 52 inches allowed).

Flounder
Slow with smaller males running and the larger females not far behind. Dolphin beginning to show in the Gulf side getting ready for the annual “flounder ball” game. This is a MUST SEE TO BELIEVE!! (Limit: 14 inch minimum for 5 fish perday).

Sheepshead
SLOW (Limit: 15 inch minimum with 5 per day Creel).

Gafftop Catfish
SLOW (Limit: 14 inch minimum for no limit creel).

Whiting/Croaker
Beaucoup whiting in the surf with beaucoup croaker in the cut, some reaching from 12 to 18 inches in length (No Limits).

Sandtrout/Gulftrout
Sandies are good with a few Gulf trout beginning to show up (No Limits).

Blue Claw Crab
SLOW (Limit: 5 inches between points with no berry crabs (females with eggs) allowed).

Stone Crabs
A few stones coming in from the rocky areas (Limit: only right claw may be kept when 2-1/2 inches above first knuckle).