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Front Runner Charters
Capt. Rob Mims
305.304.4410 Phone
Florida Keys
Dolphin Marina
28530 Overseas Hwy.
Little Torch Key, FL 33042
Everglades
Naples Marina
475 North Road
Naples Florida 34104
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Redfish love the warm waters of Southwest Florida. The oyster beds, mangroves, and vast grassy flats are their regular haunts. In fact, Southwest Florida is world famous for Red-fishing. They are prolific and definitely not timid when it comes to eating. A great sport fish for light tackle and fly fishing, Redfish are often seen "tailing" (very similar to bonefish) on the shallow flats as they feed. And a well placed bait, put right on their nose, is rarely refused. They pull hard and often make several runs, the second and third sometimes longer than the first. Redfish are prime targets for sight fishing and accordingly, a light tackle outfit with a Johnson gold spoon, or a 9 wt fly rod and a Clouser minnow will do the trick. Redfish will aggressively feed on jigs, spoons, flies and many natural types of bait. When Red-fishing you almost have to be rude, and by that I mean your offering has to be right in front of their nose for them to be able to see it. For the most part, they are probing and feeding along the bottom for crabs and shrimp, and hence they tend to be focusing down. Of course, when found in water less than a foot deep, as they often are, you have to be a little more subtle. Redfish average between 3-6 pounds and are commonly found over 10 pounds with occasional fish up to 20 pounds. Although commonly called Redfish, these fish are truly named Red Drum due to a deep drumming noise they make. One way they can be distinguished is by the spot on their tail near the saddle, but don't be surprised if they have more than one.
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