By Ed Snyder/Outdoors
Summary: The first of the week provided excellent speckled trout action for surf waders and night shift anglers. Catching limits of specks from 3 to 5 lbs, croaker, whiting and sand perch (yellow tail) kept the day shift anglers busy. Afternoon runs of specks pleased the surf anglers with cut anglers getting in on the action as well; but the later 4th holiday weekend was hit with high tides and weedy waters keeping the angler’s catches down as well as their patience levels. Return of normal weather and tides should improve the fishing greatly.
Slow to none right now but when weather settles and normal tides return, day shift and night shift trout action should return (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)
Slow with some rats and bulls being caught (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
Very slow with a few puppy drum and bulls coming in (Limit: 14 inch minimum to 30 inch maximum for 5 fish per day with one OVER 52 inches allowed)
Flounder
IFFY flounder action with most flatfish action being had on 6 am early tides for the bay-waders fishing live shrimp or minnows, with Berkely Gulp the #1 choice (Limit: 14 inch minimum for 5 fish per day)
Sheepshead
SLOW (Limit: 15 inch minimum with 5 per day creel)
Gafftop Catfish
Slow, but a few keeper eaters being caught (Limit: 14 inch minimum for no limit creel)
Whiting/Croaker
LOTS and LOTS of small to handsized croaker for those family fish fries with good whiting hitting in the surf (No Limit)
Sandtrout/Gulftrout
Night shift anglers dong well on the sandies (No Limits)
Blue Claw Crab
GREAT CRABBING (Limit: 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. 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.
Posted in 
GCA fees are $5 per day for vehicles- or- $10 from fri-sat-sun- or – $25 for single yearly membership (2ppl) or– $40 per year for family– the memberships allow free parking and camping –
would like to know the cost to fish roll over week days and weekends thanks.