By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
Summary: This past week was not only HOT weather wise but also HOT for the speck anglers with both night-shift and day-shift trout activity filling not only the coolers but the anglers egos as well, with numerous trophy specks from 25 to 30 inches being landed. This has been one of the most remarkable years for Rollover Pass speck anglers with the previous February BIG BITE lasting to the first of July.

Speckled Trout
HOT HOT HOT for night shift anglers, day-shift anglers, and surf waders fishing live baits, mirror lures, rattle traps, lil’fishies, and soft plastics – catching quality trout. (Limit: 15 inches minimum for 10 trout with only one 25 inch trout per day allowed as part of your daily limit)

Redfish (Red Drum)
Nice reds beginning to show up on the incoming tides with most biting fresh split crab, cut mullet or live finger mullet. (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 (Limit: 14 inch minimum to 30 inch maximum for 5 fish per day with one OVER 52 inches allowed)

Flounder
SLOW but early morning bay waders and cut anglers fishing the bulkheads catching a few keepers to 18 inches (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
EXCELLENT, croaker in the cut about handsized to mansized – Good whiting in the surf (No Limit)

Sandtrout/Gulftrout
SLOW (No Limit)

Blue Claw Crab
INCREDIBLE blue claw crabbing for those who enjoy the enjoyable (Limit: 5 inches from point to point; females with eggs (berry crabs) NOT allowed!!!)

Stone Crabs
GOOD stones but some crabbers keeping the whole stone crab which is illegal (Limit: only right claw may be kept when 2 1/2 inches above first knuckle

Stingaree Bait Camp report: Excellent speck and red action around East Bay flats, reefs, and grass; many limits being had on both bait and plastic anglers when weather and tides allow. A 28 inch- 8lb-13oz speck was weighed in at Stingaree for the STAR tournament.

This report sponsored by Miss Nancy’s Bait Camp, Crystal Beach Local News, and Stingaree Bait Camp.

NOTICE- Live Shrimp Now Available at both Stingaree and Miss Nancy’s bait camps.

Special Note- Stingaree Bait Camp is now open 7 days – Sat/Sun weekends from 6am to 4pm. Miss Nancy’s Bait Camp is now open 7 days – Fri-Sat-Sun- at 6am to 6pm.

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