Send a deposit to book your fly fishing trip with blue mudd charters. Bush by executive order made redfish a federally protected gamefish, and populations have since then been continuously increasing. The light weight requires casting techniques significantly different from other forms of casting. Your leader should be about 10 feet long, and all you need to do is tie a fly to the tippet. Michael worked as a fly casting, fly tying, and fly fishing instructor for the fly shops fishcamp for 5 years, which makes him a versatile fishing guide. Fly fishing for bull redfish, black drum, and more or light tackle sight fishing for bull redfish and more can be done near new orleans, louisiana yearround. Chico fernandez shares a lifetime of expertise and experiences fly fishing for redfish up and down the atlantic coast, florida, louisiana, texas, and mexico. I like to share my experience through my books, blog and flies. Flyfishing for redfish by chico fernandez, aaron j. Based in islamorada, i specialize in fly and light tackle fishing excursions from the upper keys through the marquesas in key west. Big red fish on fly archives fly water expeditions.
The buggy whip capt blair wiggins heads to cajun fishing adventures in the louisiana marsh to go fly fishing for redfish with capt ryan lambert. This area is known for great sight fishing with a fly rod or conventional gear year around. Information and tips being gathered from all over theatlantic coast, florida, louisiana, texas, and mexico. We will take you on a louisiana fly fishing trip of a lifetime targeting only the big bull red fish.
The chandeleur islands and fly fishing are a year around opportunity at a 40 pound bull redfish while fly fishing in the biloxi marsh. The humble redfish gets little love compared to these superfish, but fortunately, john kumiski has written a lving tribute to them that actually includes a ton of useful information. Every aspect of finding and fooling giant reds is covered, with dozens of secret techniques revealed for the first time. Whether youre just starting out or youre a seasoned angler, the redfish book is sure to improve.
Ryan is a fantastic guy and was very welcoming to us trout guys. All gear will be provided if you arent able to bring your own equipment rods, reels, flies, etc. He has fished the marshes in southeast louisiana all of his life, and has been sight fishing redfish and other biggame species on the fly since high school. Our louisiana fly fishing guides work the waters from hopedale and the biloxi marsh to venice as well as a number of other undisclosed locations. Redfish on the fly won first place in the annual florida outdoor writers association excellence in craft contest. The spring and late summer months we dedicate our time further south where the bull redfish get in huge schools preparing for their annual spawn. Louisiana fly fishing trips the redfish capital of the world among many things, louisiana is known for great food, great music, and being the redfish capital of the world. Louisiana fly fishing for redfish fly water expeditions. Goes over the essentials of fishing and tying for redfish, including rods, reels, rigs, casting techniques, and flies. Fishing for these stunning fish isnt easy, but it isnt hard either.
Book a charleston, sc inshore fishing charter today. The quintessential book on redfish by the author of the quintessential book on bonefish complete with aaron adamss informative science on the fishs lifecycle, habitats, tides, and foods covers the essentials of fishing and tying for redfish. Anyone able to chuck a cast over 40 feet with reasonable accuracy has a good shot at these fish. Fly fishing for redfish guided redfish charters in louisiana.
Not specific to redfish, but lefty krehs fly fishing in salt water is a classic and a book i pick up and reread all the time. Southern fly expeditions louisiana fly fishing videos. I bought a copy and began to skim over it that night. Having fly fished and tied flies for over fifty plus years, traveled around the united states and some parts of the world has given me some insight on bringing the right flies to the water and im confident that my fly selection and books will do the job. The quintessential book on redfish by the author of the quintessential. Firsttimers, families, couples and seasoned anglers are all welcome aboard my boat, to experience the raw beauty that is florida bay, biscayne bay and everglades national park. If youre looking to spend some time chasing one of the atlantics most popular sport fish, this book can help make it time well spent. Book the best louisiana fly fishing guides for redfish near new orleans.
Goture large arbor fly fishing reel cncmachined aluminum fly reel for redfish, trout, bass 34wt, 56wt,78wt,910wt fishing reel 4. From the biloxi marsh, all the way down to venice, louisiana, fly water expeditions will take you on a redfish trip of a life time. I know it took a lot to explain, but in reality it only takes a few minutes to tie. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Excerpted from fly fishing for redfish stackpole books, september 2015. The llm is the most diverse saltwater fishery in the state, giving anglers the opportunity to catch many different game fish. Fly fishing for redfish, black drum, and more or light tackle sight fishing for bull redfish and more can be done near new orleans, louisiana yearround. With fish exceeding 50 pounds, it truly is the land of giants. The quintessential book on redfish by the author of the quintessential book on bonefishcomplete with aaron adamss informative science on the fishs lifecycle, habitats, tides, and foods. During the fall and winter months, fly water expeditions concentrates on the biloxi marsh, where the big redfish and black drum come in to feed in the shallow warm waters. The redfish book is an essential part of the library of any sportsman who pursues channel bass throughout the southeast. Factors that affect casting, such as wind and bushy flies, also affect rod choice. As the fall set in and weather cools the fly fishing for redfish here in our local water of panama city beach heats up. Gulf coast fisherman fly guy department editor, pete cooper, jr.
The book s subtitle, all you need to know about when, where and how to catch redfish, sums up pretty well what youre going to find inside the pages of this highly recommended book for. Fly fishing is an angling method that uses a lightweight lurecalled an artificial fly to catch fish. I quickly realized that although there was a chapter devoted to fly fishing for reds, the redfish book had far more information geared to anglers using conventional tackle. Fly fishing for redfish by chico fernandez mad river outfitters. Jt van zandt fly fishing the middle texas coast and central texas. Buy fly fishing for redfish in the midcurrent store. Fly fishing for redfish redfin charters charleston sc. We met up with our good friend ryan griffin to try our shot at redfish on the fly. Easily considered one of the best opportunities to go fly fishing for redfish, our louisiana redfish charters are an adventure for anglers like no other. Saltwater fly fishing with captain brandon keck for redfish here in the louisiana marsh is the best in the world.
With excellent yearround populations of redfish, speckled trout and black drum. Fly fishing for redfish come explore some of the top redfish habitats in the world with gb fly fishing. Rockport fly fishing guide service fly fish rockport. Saltwater fly fishing for redfish here in the louisiana marsh is the best in the world. John kumiskido you want to consistently catch redfish with a fly rod. Fly fishing for redfish by chico fernandez add to cart fly fishing for redfish by chico fernandez. Book a fishing charter a fishing guide in the florida keys. Leaders can measure 9 to 12 feet, with a 40pound butt section tapering to a 15 or 20pound tippet.
Fly fishing for redfish by chico fernandez, hardcover barnes. You will need to purchase a 3 day nonresident louisiana fishing license for all redfish trips. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. Most guides say the best fly rod for redfish is a 9foot, 8 or 9weight rod. If youre tying your own flies i recommend shrimp and crab patterns tied sparsely with lead eyes. Fly fishing for redfish by chico fernandez, hardcover. Southern fly expeditions is a louisiana fly fishing guide service and light tackle conventional spin fishing charter service based in new orleans specializing in saltwater fly fishing for bull redfish, jack crevalle, black drum, and other species found here in the louisiana marsh. My first redfish on the fly fly fishing the lowcountry. Fly fishing for redfish in this book youll find expertise and experiences in fly fishing for redfish over a life time. Redfish are the redheaded stepchild of the flyfishing world. Most guides say the best fly rod for redfish is a 9foot, 8 or 9weight rod paired to most any brand of saltwater reel and spooled with a warmwater, weightforward floating line. Trout get infinitely more attention, bonefish are more respected, and tarpon and permit are elevated to almost holy status. Late summer louisiana fly fishing can be some of the best fishing of the year. Redfish and black drum are the targeted species that we strive to catch every day.
Or occasional opportunities for other species such as jack crevalle and tarpon. Book your fly fishing trip fly fishing for louisiana redfish. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Simons island, says that while a number of different flies work for georgia redfish, his favorite is a small, allblack classic wooly bugger streamer. Louisiana fly fishing redfish salted flats fly fishing. Fly fishing for redfish in the louisiana marsh with capt. The redfish book, by frank sargeant caught my eye several years ago on a bookstore shelf. To ensure your health and safety during the covid19 pandemic, we will be doing full wash of the boat between each charter. Longtime georgia flyfishing guide larry kennedy, owner of bedford sportsman fly shop 9126385454 on st. Its odd that december has become one of the most important months for fly fishermen. The quintessential book on redfish by the author of the quintessential book on bonefish complete with aaron adamss informative science on the fishs lifecycle, habitats, tides, and foods.
The quintessential book on the subjectfly fishing for redfish by chico fernandez. I also noticed that the book was published nearly 2 decades ago, so some of the. Southern fly expeditions louisiana fly fishing guide new. Everglades fly fishing guides book with salty bird. The redfish get shallower than they do at any other time of the year. Ten favorite redfish flies november 15, 2011 by john kumiski if you were dropped off anywhere in redfish range, carrying a selection of the 10 fly patterns listed below, you could catch redfish if you could locate them. Fly fish rockport is texas premier saltwater fly fishing guide service for redfish near rockport, aransas pass, port aransas, port oconnor and corpus christi.
Tarpon, bonefish, redfish, snook and permit on fly and spin tackle. This is now my 4th or 5th book on fly fishing for redfish and i can tell you that it fails in pretty much all of the same ways as the other ones, which is to say that it concentrates heavily 80 pgs half the book. Book an essential texas fly fishing trip for redfish with guide jt van zandt. John kumiski has been guiding redfish fishermen for over 20 years and touches every page of this book with his wealth of knowledge and experience. In its four allinclusive sections, redfish on the fly will. New orleans fly fishing, louisiana redfish guides marsh. I fish over a hundred days a year and have for decades. Tarpon trips dont require you to purchase a license as you are covered under my florida guide license. Fly fishing redfish redfish stocks were at one time seriously depleted due to their unprecedented appearance on restaurant menus across the country, but on october 20, 2007, president george w. Fly fishing how to fly fish for redfish front range anglers. Louisiana fly fishing for redfish red drum and black drum from biloxi to venice with fly water expeditions and capt. The hardcover of the fly fishing for redfish by chico fernandez at. The best months for numbers of speckled trout and redfish are the months of june through the end of october are best.
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