Redfish Pics

[dylar]

A friend who guides out of Charleston called me up Wednesday night and told me his Friday charter had bailed, and wanted to know if I was down for some salty critters. I haven't been down to the coast in months, so I leapt at the chance.

I slipped down Thursday evening, checked into a hotel, and met another old friend for dinner. On the way out the door, I saw myself in the mirror. Usually, that still makes me feel a little twinge of sadness, but for once, I looked in the glass and saw something that didn't make me want to look away.

The weatherman had been promising good, glassy conditions. The plan in the morning was to run offshore to a few artificial reefs, tease up some amberjack and tug on a few of those bad boys. Alas, the weatherman was full of it, and we found too much chop to make the long run in a bay boat. We called an audible and chased birds just off the beaches after bull redfish. Success was attained. They are handsome fish. This one was the handsomest of all.

Cheers y'all!

Claire

 

[ryc72]

Very nice Claire! Heading there this weekend with any luck will have similar success!

 

[Txbart]

Not caught on a fly but I wanted to share this lure caught red fish. Something over 44” and weighed 37 1/2 pounds. Caught her outside the jetties at Port O’Connor, TX a couple years ago. Thought I snagged a junk tire or big stingray. Flies only for my future trips there!

 

[dylar]

Very nice Claire! Heading there this weekend with any luck will have similar success!

Best of luck and tight lines!

 

[joe_strummer]

Here's one caught in Estero Bay a couple weeks ago. Not the biggest one I found, but representative.

 

[karstopo]

Picky fish today, only wanted the Gartside soft hackle streamer.

 

[dylar]

Gorgeous fish, brother.

 

[karstopo]

This 26" 7.5# red took me 30 yards into the backing, one fired up fish.

 

[Ard]

Never caught one but that is big pretty much across the species board I'd say

 

[lacivic99]

Caught a handful of reds on Sunday to inaugurate the new year. Cold morning with a pretty stiff north wind, so I began by fishing deeper channel edges. Saw a bunch of fish but they weren't taking. It was tough to fish slow enough with the wind blowing my boat around and no anchor/waders. By early afternoon, the water really warmed up along the shallow northern shorelines, protected from the wind and warmed by the sun.

I saw a few massive trout stalking schools of finger mullet in a few inches of water. Never really got a good shot at one, but that's the one fish I've been after for many years now. To sight fish a gator would be the pinnacle of fly-fishing in my area.

 

[okaloosa]

My guide friend Tom Campbell of Destiny Unbound Angling sent me this photo of this 32 lb redfish caught on a fly in Louisiana on his boat. Sight fishing in shallow water. 2 strips and they watched the hog slam the fly.

 

[karstopo]

No bull reds yesterday in the Freeport marsh, but these 5 pound fish run around and do some hard fighting in 12-18” of water, with the oyster reefs complicating matters. Lost another pretty multi-spot mid-slot when it powered between my stake out stick and the kayak. Good thing I was using a fiberglass rod as it bent double trying to wrestle the fish from under the kayak and between the stick. That fish won the war when it bent open the hook after the leader got wrapped around some clump of reef. Other reds and one speckled trout came to hand, though.

I’m definitely on a pattern for the last three outings. Post front, 60 something degree sunny days, fish are coming up to warm up and feed on the shallow sun exposed warmed mud/shell mix. Pattern might hold another 2-3 weeks if history repeats itself.

 

[okaloosa]

No bull reds yesterday in the Freeport marsh, but these 5 pound fish run around and do some hard fighting in 12-18” of water, with the oyster reefs complicating matters. Lost another pretty multi-spot mid-slot when it powered between my stake out stick and the kayak. Good thing I was using a fiberglass rod as it bent double trying to wrestle the fish from under the kayak and between the stick. That fish won the war when it bent open the hook after the leader got wrapped around some clump of reef. Other reds and one speckled trout came to hand, though.

I’m definitely on a pattern for the last three outings. Post front, 60 something degree sunny days, fish are coming up to warm up and feed on the shallow sun exposed warmed mud/shell mix. Pattern might hold another 2-3 weeks if history repeats itself.

awesome colors on that fish...blue, silver, copper...gorgeous

 

[Prof. Salt]

When fishing solo it's difficult to get interesting photos, but this red loved the EP fly I tied!

 

[ed from bama]

Good morning to all-

New guy here.
I caught this old girl on my 10 wt on a streamer I made. Fishing at night under the three Mile Bridge in Pensacola Bay. Lots of big reds and the odd tarpon which blows through from time to time.

 

[deceiverbob]

Nice bull Ed

 

[justhrowit]

A couple reds...
Untitled by Jay D, on Flickr

Untitled by Jay D, on Flickr

 

[brooktrout21]

This thread gets me excited to move back to the mainland! It’s been a LONG time since I caught a redfish!!!


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[brooktrout21]

My first redfish in 23 years!

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[brooktrout21]

I invited this 23” 5 pound redfish home for dinner.


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