By Ed Snyder/Outdoors

Summary: This past week started great with mega-specks hitting early.  But the chill of another cold front blew in to ebb the bite.  A painfully slow warm up brought the bite back.  Presently the surf temp is in the mid 60s providing good action for drum, reds, sand trout, sheepshead and flounder.  If the warming trend continues the Spring Bite should heat up providing good fishing action at the pass.

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Speckled Trout
Scarce as of Sunday, but look to the surf for specks soon. Magic surf temp  is 70 degrees.(Limits, 15 inch minimum for 10 trout per day with only one 25 inch trout per day allowed as part of your daily limit).

Redfish (Red Drum)
Kind of slow but still active for both Bulls and slots. (Limits, 20 inches minimum to 28 inch maximum for 3 reds perday. One over 28 inch red allowed when tagged and as a part of your 3 fish limit).

Black Drum
THE DRUM RUN IS ON!!! (14 inch minimum to 30 inch maximum for 5 fish per day with one OVER 52 inches allowed when a part of your daily limit).

Flounder
Steady flounder action for those flounder pounders working the bay side bulkheads. (Limits, 14 inch minimum for 5 fish per day).

Sheepshead
Some really nice sheepshead coming in for anglers fishing shrimp.

Gafftop Catfish
No Report as yet.(limits, 14 inch minimum for no limit creel).

Whiting/Croaker
NO REPORT

Sandtrout/Gulftrout
Good to excellent sandy action on the bay side with some really large trout coming in (up to 18 inchers) for anglers fishing shrimp or plastics.(No Limits)

Blue Claw Crab
A few good Blue Claw coming in for those crab boils.( 5 inches between points. Throw back females,otherwise known as Berry Crabs.

Stone Crabs
Stones gathering up on the rocks in the eddys.(Limit, only right claw may be kept when 2 1/2 inches above first nuckle).

Sting-a-ree Bait Camp reported good red and trout action in east bay grass and shell reefs.

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

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

Tides for Gilchrist TX, and East Bay starting with March 18, 2013

Day        High      Tide  Height   Sunrise    Moon  Time      % Moon

/Low      Time    Feet    Sunset                    Visible

M   18      Low   7:44 AM     0.1   7:24 AM     Set  1:04 AM      32

18     High   3:47 PM     0.9   7:28 PM    Rise 11:49 AM

Tu  19      Low   8:48 AM     0.1   7:22 AM     Set  1:52 AM      41

19     High   5:14 PM     0.9   7:29 PM    Rise 12:38 PM

W   20      Low   9:58 AM     0.1   7:21 AM     Set  2:38 AM      51

20     High   5:59 PM     1.0   7:29 PM    Rise  1:29 PM

Th  21      Low  11:03 AM     0.1   7:20 AM     Set  3:21 AM      60

21     High   6:22 PM     1.0   7:30 PM    Rise  2:22 PM

F   22      Low   1:29 AM     0.8   7:19 AM     Set  4:01 AM      69

22     High   2:58 AM     0.9   7:31 PM    Rise  3:16 PM

22      Low  11:58 AM     0.2

22     High   6:40 PM     1.0

Sa  23      Low   1:11 AM     0.9   7:18 AM     Set  4:39 AM      78

23     High   4:23 AM     0.9   7:31 PM    Rise  4:12 PM

23      Low  12:45 PM     0.2

23     High   6:57 PM     0.9

Su  24      Low   1:15 AM     0.7   7:16 AM     Set  5:16 AM      86

24     High   5:31 AM     0.9   7:32 PM    Rise  5:10 PM

24      Low   1:26 PM     0.3

24     High   7:13 PM     0.9

M   25      Low   1:35 AM     0.6   7:15 AM     Set  5:53 AM      92

25     High   6:33 AM     1.0   7:32 PM    Rise  6:09 PM

25      Low   2:06 PM     0.3

25     High   7:28 PM     0.9