Neither me nor my photo, but this was on the Pensacola Fishing Pier's FB page this morning and it's too good not to share:
Redfish could well be no more than a local name for a very prized catch.
Need to teach that guy how to case that fish in clay and cook it in a good bed of coals.
Sure as hello not one of our Salmonidae. Not a fan of salmon, over rated (after 60 years of eating them.)
I really like fish and shellfish to eat. Best in the Pacific has to be halibut.
Here, some Americanos call Red Snapper 'redfish' but in Florida they call one species of Drum 'redfish'.
That is no snapper. I catch the all the time. Like the Black Snapper best.
Neither me nor my photo, but this was on the Pensacola Fishing Pier's FB page this morning and it's too good not to share:
Yep. it's a particular species of Drum and a shallow water fish (called Redfish throughout the upper Gulf of Mexico from Florida through Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, to Texas) and are caught in bays and beach surf.
Red Snapper like this are a deepwater reef species:
So, that'll be you in the second pic? Nice fish you got there Walt.
What we call in Texas a 'redfish' is the Red Drum. If it ain't big, you ain't trying.
This one someone caught off of Gavleston, about 200 miles north of where I live (Hurricane Harvey Ground Zero).
During a license year, one red drum over the stated maximum length limit may be retained when affixed with a properly completed Red Drum Tag and one red drum over the stated maximum length limit may be retained when affixed with a properly completed Bonus Red Drum Tag. Any fish retained under authority of a Red Drum Tag or a Bonus Red Drum Tag may be retained in addition to the daily bag and possession limit as stated in this section.
Why is there a maximum length limit? Breeding potential?
Why is there a maximum length limit? Breeding potential?
Yes, they want the oldest, stronger fish to survive.