By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
This past week saw multiple cold fronts chill Rollover’s waters to the extreme, numbing the fish and anglers alike. Very few quality fish were caught due to the fact that they just didn’t have time to recover. The saddle blanket flounder didn’t make a move through the pass and are probably buried deep in the mud. I’ll do one more weekly report, then put it on the shelf until February when the Black Drum and Speckled Trout come out to play.
Speckled Trout
SLOWWWWWWWW (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)
When weather and tides allow, the reds, both slot and bulls, show up for the anglers, but mostly on the Gulf side (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
A Few keepers and bulls are showing up but mostly slow (Limit: 14 inch minimum to 30 inch maximum for 5 fish per day with one OVER 52 inches allowed).
Flounder
This year’s Fall flounder run is basically over. A few saddle blankets may come through the pass if weather improves (Limit: 14 inch minimum for 5 fish per day).
Sheepshead
SLOW (Limit: 15 inch minimum with 5 per day Creel).
Gafftop Catfish
SLOW (Limit: 14 inch minimum for no limit creel).
Whiting/Croaker
Best bet – Bull whiting in the surf (No Limits).
Sandtrout/Gulftrout
SLOW (No Limits).
Blue Claw Crab
Crabbing is fair, BUT fishing with Berkley’s natural shrimp are getting the attention of the crabs where they bite and hang on – AND I MEAN THEY HANG ON!!!! (Limit: 5 inches between points with no berry crabs (females with eggs) allowed).
Stone Crabs
VERY 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 December 17, 2013.
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