By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
The adversity of weather this past week regulated the ups and downs of the fishing meter. But the cool front this weekend made it all come together with several species such as redfish, flounder, drum, speckled trout, and golden croaker making strong runs. Especially the golden croaker run that put hand sized to man sized critters in angler coolers. Flounder also sized up with flatfish from 14 to 21 inches being hooked. Big Bull reds are in the surf for the surf anglers and the long awaited bird action over east bay is starting up. If ya’ll have never experienced “working the birds”, then you are missing out on some wild and exciting fishing action for speckled trout. The pass is in its Autumn phase now and will only get better from now through December.
Speckled Trout
but active in the cut, but east bay bird action is heating up.
(Limit: 15 inch minimum for 10 trout with only one 25 inch trout per day allowed as part of your daily limit)
Redfish (Red Drum)
Excellent redfish with both slot and bulls bending poles.
(Limit: 20 inch 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
to great with plenty of keeper eaters hitting the boxes.
(Limit: 14 inch minimum to 30 inch maximum for 5 fish per day with one OVER 52 inches allowed)
Flounder
Heating up with the cool downs.
(Limit: 14 inch minimum for 5 fish per day limit)
Sheepshead
Slow but active.
(Limit: 15 inch minimum with 5 per day Creel)
Gafftop Catfish
Slow.
(Limit: 14 inch minimum for no limit creel)
Whiting/Croaker
Great bull whiting in pass and surf. Golden croaker run is on and the big bull croaker from 12 to 15 inches showing up.
(No Limits)
Sandtrout/Gulftrout
Both sandies and Guf trout showing up both day or night.
(No Limits)
Blue Claw Crab
Good blue claws on the bay side.
(Limit: 5 inches between points with no berry crabs (females with eggs) allowed)
Stone Crabs
Slow.
(Limit: only right claw may be kept when 2-1/2 inches above first Knuckle)
Miss Nancy’s Bait Camp
Crystal Beach Local News
www.FishingWorld.com
The Beach Triton
Tides for Rollover Pass, East Bay TX starting October 7, 2014.
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