Who does not love the sound of FISH ON especially when it turns out to be a beautiful redfish. Many of us love to fish for a specific fish, and this is one fish dear to my heart. It makes no difference if you fish the flats or tidal waters, a redfish is a redfish.
If you understand the redfish, you will be that much better at catching them. I personally fish the tidal waters from Edgewater to Spruce creek in Port Orange area. My skills are a little different than the flats anglers because I do not rely on schools, and we cannot see them where I hunt. My hands are my eyes, and focus on feeding habits and locations.
If you can locate their food sources, you can locate them.
Some REDFISH FACTS:
Redfish females are LARGER than males
Redfish are bottom feeders
Redfish hunt by scent and sight
Redfish feed best at dusk and dawn
Redfish move to warmth of DEEPER water when temps drop
Redfish like water temps 50 to 80 degrees
Redfish taste better when 4 to 6 lbs, over 15lbs they are not good eating [so DO NOT POACH overslot reds]
Crabs compromise most of the redfish diet
Redfish are in both freshwater and saltwater
Redfish like shrimp, mullet,clams,menhaden,marine worms, pilchard, pinfish, mudminnows & blue crab
Redfish search for food in flats with soft mud bottom, grass flats, rock piles oyster bars, sand bars, beaches, marsh outlets, mangrove clinkers
REDFISH AGES BY SIZE:
1 Year Old: --- 8 inches
1-2 Years------ 14-18"
3 Years -------- 29"
4-5 Years ------ 31"
6-7 Years ------ 35-37"
8-10 Years ----- 38"
11-35 Years ---- 39"-44"
If you understand the redfish, you will be that much better at catching them. I personally fish the tidal waters from Edgewater to Spruce creek in Port Orange area. My skills are a little different than the flats anglers because I do not rely on schools, and we cannot see them where I hunt. My hands are my eyes, and focus on feeding habits and locations.
If you can locate their food sources, you can locate them.
Some REDFISH FACTS:
Redfish females are LARGER than males
Redfish are bottom feeders
Redfish hunt by scent and sight
Redfish feed best at dusk and dawn
Redfish move to warmth of DEEPER water when temps drop
Redfish like water temps 50 to 80 degrees
Redfish taste better when 4 to 6 lbs, over 15lbs they are not good eating [so DO NOT POACH overslot reds]
Crabs compromise most of the redfish diet
Redfish are in both freshwater and saltwater
Redfish like shrimp, mullet,clams,menhaden,marine worms, pilchard, pinfish, mudminnows & blue crab
Redfish search for food in flats with soft mud bottom, grass flats, rock piles oyster bars, sand bars, beaches, marsh outlets, mangrove clinkers
REDFISH AGES BY SIZE:
1 Year Old: --- 8 inches
1-2 Years------ 14-18"
3 Years -------- 29"
4-5 Years ------ 31"
6-7 Years ------ 35-37"
8-10 Years ----- 38"
11-35 Years ---- 39"-44"









