By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
Summary: Another great week at the pass with both day and night anglers boxing impressive limits of specks. Lots of skipjack action with a few Spanish Macks added to the melee. Good runs of flounder kept bayside anglers happy as well as reds, golden croaker, drum, and trout. Bay waders enjoyed catching flounder, specks, and reds BUT surf waders took mega-specks to 8 lbs. Golden croaker are starting their long awaited run early so the Fall red run shouldn’t be far behind.

Speckled Trout – GREAT speck action for day and night anglers catching impressive limits of specks. Speckled trout fishing here at the pass has been nothing but phenomenal this year with good numbers of large quality specks being landed, with some egg laden trout being released. (Size/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 catches of slot reds in cut with some 35 inch to 44 inch Bulls coming from the surf. (Size/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 – Really good flounder action for both gulf and bayside anglers with a 24 inch doormat reported. (Size/Limit- 14 inches minimum for 5 flounder per day)

Black Drum – Mostly keeper eater drum coming in. REMEMBER – ALL drum under 14 inches and over 30 inches MUST be released, NO TAGGING. (Size/Limits- 5 per day at 15-30 inches)

GAFFTOP – Slow but still active. (Size/Limits-14 inch minimum no creel limit)

Sand/Gulf Trout – Really nice sized sand trout coming across the rails. (no limits)

Whiting/Croaker – Large whiting hitting baits with the Golden croaker run starting their early with a few 12 to 13 inch specimens being boxed. (no limits)

Crabbing – CRABS ARE GOOD- Come and get ‘um!!!
Blue Crab (Size/Limits-must be 5 inches across carapace (point-to-point) no creel limits-BUT ALL SPONGE CRABS (egged females) MUST BE RELEASED)
Stone Crabs (Right claw only is kept if two are present. Stones with but one claw must be released. Right claw must be 2-1/2 inches from the knuckle before being kept)

Shark – Lots of keeper shark to 37 inches coming in from the surf and bay with a few larger 5 ft shark hitting in the surf. (Size/Limit- 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 August 20, 2012

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

M 20 Low 3:39 AM 0.6 6:47 AM Rise 9:48 AM 5
20 High 9:14 AM 1.0 7:51 PM Set 9:38 PM
20 Low 3:56 PM 0.4
20 High 10:32 PM 1.1
Tu 21 Low 4:06 AM 0.8 6:47 AM Rise 10:52 AM 12
21 High 9:17 AM 1.1 7:50 PM Set 10:19 PM
21 Low 4:29 PM 0.2
W 22 High 12:02 AM 1.1 6:48 AM Rise 11:56 AM 20
22 Low 4:12 AM 1.0 7:49 PM Set 11:03 PM
22 High 9:21 AM 1.1
22 Low 5:13 PM 0.1
Th 23 High 9:11 AM 1.2 6:48 AM Rise 1:01 PM 30
23 Low 6:10 PM 0.0 7:48 PM Set 11:53 PM
F 24 High 6:50 AM 1.3 6:49 AM Rise 2:04 PM 41
24 Low 7:22 PM 0.0 7:47 PM
Sa 25 High 7:16 AM 1.4 6:49 AM Set 12:47 AM 53
25 Low 8:46 PM 0.0 7:45 PM Rise 3:05 PM
Su 26 High 7:41 AM 1.4 6:50 AM Set 1:46 AM 64
26 Low 10:03 PM -0.1 7:44 PM Rise 4:01 PM
M 27 High 8:00 AM 1.4 6:51 AM Set 2:48 AM 75
27 Low 11:10 PM 0.0 7:43 PM Rise 4:52 PM