By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
This year’s flounder run had its ups and downs with most flounder moving through the cut in sporadic spurts due to warming and chilling trends. The larger females in the saddle blanket category should be migrating well into late December and early January. We’ve survived the 2 per day limits of the last six weeks; as of Monday (Dec-15) the limits are back to the five (5) per day flounder limits. So MERRY XMAS and Feliz Navidad y’all- redfish are still active in the surf as are bull whiting. Good drum and sheepshead in the cut.

Please Note – this fishing report will be my last update for this year and won’t get back on regular updates until sometime in February. I’m headed to South TX for some wildlife photography and fishing activity around Choke Canyon and Mustang Island TX. So MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all and have a safe and happy Holiday.

Speckled Trout
Off and on speck action when the shrimp migrate through the pass for specks to 23 inches.
(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)
Very good slot and bull red action in the cut as well as in the surf.
(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
Very good drum action with plenty of keeper eaters and bulls hitting on both sides of the cut.
(Limit: 14 inch minimum to 30 inch maximum for 5 fish per day with one OVER 52 inches allowed)

Flounder
This year’s flounder run has had its ups and downs with most flounder moving through the cut in spurts. Due to warming trends, larger females in the saddle blanket category should be migrating well into late December and early January. As of Dec 15, the 5 flounder per day limits are legal – OOORAH!!.
(Limit: 14 inch minimum for 5 fish per day limit)

Sheepshead
Good sheep hitting on both sides of the cut.
(Limit: 15 inch minimum with 5 per day Creel)

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

Whiting/Croaker
Small croaker in the cut and surf with good bull whiting hitting in the surf.
(No Limits)

Sandtrout/Gulftrout
No sandies but a few good gulf trout are hitting in the cut.
(No Limits)

Blue Claw Crab
Slow but active with large females attacking anglers baits, including GULP.
(Limit: 5 inches between points with no berry crabs (females with eggs) allowed)

Stone Crabs
Slow but active with stones latching onto anglers baits, including GULP.
(Limit: only right claw may be kept when 2-1/2 inches above first Knuckle)

Tides for Rollover Pass, East Bay TX starting Dec 16, 2014.