By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
A great week of fishing at Rollover last week that saw several 10 and 9lb speckled trout caught and released with the surf finally warming up to the action. The flounder also made a strong showing when a 27 inch-8 lb “saddle blanket” flatty was landed. Night time is about to become the right time for the nocturnal anglers who enjoy quantity as well as quality.
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Speckled Trout:
The surf FINALLY warmed up providing some quality fishing action for those who dare to enter the sharks domain, Trout from 4 to 10 lbs. were being caught with many lines snapped, lures lost, and rods broken. TIZ THE SEASON FOLKS!! .(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):
Some really nice reds coming in from 20 to 28 inches with a few tagger bull reds to 38inches, (Limits- 20 inches minimum to 28 inch maximum for 3 reds per-day- one over 28inch red allowed when tagged and as a part of your 3 fish limit).
Black Drum:
Still some mega drum to 38 inches being caught with a few keeper drum coming in but for the most part the drum run is over. (14 inch minimum to 30 inch maximum for 5 fish per-day with one OVER 52inches allowed when a part of your daily limit).
Flounder:
Some AWESOME flatfish were caught with a 23 inch-5lb and a 27 inch-8lber caught last week. (14 inch minimum for 5 fish per-day).
Sheepshead:
span style=”mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN;” lang=”EN”>- Mostly undersized sheep are hitting with a few nice ones to 22 inches being landed. (Limit 15 inch minimum with 5 per day Creel).
Gafftop Catfish:
Still running but the heavy weights to 8lbs are getting fewer and fewer . (14 inch minimum for no limit creel).
Whiting/Croaker:
Lots of small croaker in the cut, with bunches of nice whiting in the surf . (No Limit).
Sandtrout/Gulftrout:
Very Few sandies coming in. (No Limits).
Blue Claw Crab:
Steady crab but slow in numbers. (5 inches between points with no berry crabs;females with eggs, allowed).
Stone Crabs:
A few stones coming in from the rocky areas. (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.
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Tides for Gilchrist, East Bay TX, starting with May 20, 2013.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
M 20 High 4:58 AM 0.9 6:22 AM Set 2:56 AM 66
20 Low 10:50 AM 0.8 8:07 PM Rise 3:35 PM
20 High 4:05 PM 1.1
Tu 21 Low 12:02 AM 0.3 6:22 AM Set 3:33 AM 76
21 High 6:11 AM 1.1 8:07 PM Rise 4:36 PM
21 Low 12:11 PM 0.9
21 High 4:20 PM 1.1
W 22 Low 12:31 AM 0.1 6:21 AM Set 4:14 AM 85
22 High 7:11 AM 1.3 8:08 PM Rise 5:41 PM
22 Low 1:22 PM 0.9
22 High 4:36 PM 1.1
Th 23 Low 1:08 AM -0.1 6:21 AM Set 4:59 AM 92
23 High 8:04 AM 1.4 8:08 PM Rise 6:47 PM
23 Low 2:21 PM 1.0
23 High 4:57 PM 1.2
F 24 Low 1:49 AM -0.3 6:21 AM Set 5:50 AM 97
24 High 8:56 AM 1.5 8:09 PM Rise 7:54 PM
24 Low 3:11 PM 1.1
24 High 5:26 PM 1.2
Sa 25 Low 2:34 AM -0.4 6:20 AM Set 6:47 AM 99
25 High 9:47 AM 1.5 8:10 PM Rise 8:59 PM
25 Low 3:55 PM 1.2
25 High 6:03 PM 1.3
Su 26 Low 3:22 AM -0.4 6:20 AM Set 7:49 AM 99
26 High 10:38 AM 1.5 8:10 PM Rise 10:01 PM
26 Low 4:40 PM 1.2
26 High 6:48 PM 1.3
M 27 Low 4:13 AM -0.4 6:20 AM Set 8:55 AM 95
27 High 11:31 AM 1.5 8:11 PM Rise 10:56 PM
27 Low 5:34 PM 1.1
27 High 7:40 PM 1.2
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