Redfish

Redfish or Red Drum are full time residents of Florida Bay. They may be caught on the flats while sight fishing or “blind” casting in channels, points and along shorelines. Redfish grow to weights approaching one hundred pounds, but in South Florida, a redfish above thirty pounds is rare probably due in some part to the warm tropical waters in South Florida. Redfish may be found in large concentrated schools numbering in the hundreds or as solitary hunters over the shallow flats. The baits of choice are a shrimp tipped buctail, gold spoon, spinner baits and even topwater plugs. Streamer flies and crab or shrimp patterns work well when fly fishing. Redfish are very opportunistic feeders…They gulp first and ask questions later. The fight is usually a short but determined run with lots of direction changes. The Florida bag limit is one per angler per day. The Redfish is a very tasty meal when blackened or sautéed.