How do you catch Reds at night?

For best results when fishing for redfish—some really big over-slot-size reds visit many nighttime dock lights—it’s a good idea to put just enough weight above the hooked shrimp or minnow to slowly take the bait toward the bottom. A split-shot is usually enough.

What is the best time of day to catch redfish?

Best Times of the Day The best time of day to catch redfish is in the morning before the sun heats up the shallows and in the afternoon off in deeper water features like jetties, wrecks, and bridges. Redfish funnel back into deeper water in the afternoon because it is both cooler and holds more bait than the shallows.

Do you fish for redfish on the bottom?

Redfish Fishing Bait They’re primarily bottom feeders, but can be aggressive and feed much higher in the water column if the opportunity arises. Using these natural baits are the most consistent and successful way to fish for redfish in the surf.

What is the best lure for redfish?

10 Best Redfish Baits & Lures Right Now

• 1) Shrimp.
• 2) Crab.
• 3) Weedless Spoon.
• 4) Skimmer Jig.
• 5) Soft-Plastic Jig.
• 6) Soft Plastic Swimbait.
• 7) Soft Plastic Jerkbait.
• 8) Plastic Shrimp.

What’s the best bait for redfish?

During the spring, the best baitfish to use are mullet, pilchards, greenies or pogies. Although redfish also eat shellfish and crabs, they’ll eat the prey that’s easiest. If you’re not able to get some live bait, you also can use dead bait too.

What is the best artificial lure for redfish?

Best Lures for Redfish

• Rapala Saltwater Skitter Walk (Topwater)
• Shimano Suspending Waxwing (Subsurface Wobbler)
• Sebile Splasher (Topwater)
• MirrOlure 17MR-18 (Suspending Jerkbait)
• Halco Hamma 105 (Topwater)
• Yo-Zuri Crystal 3-D Minnow Jointed (Floating Jerkbait)
• LiveTarget Mullet Twitchbait (Floating Jerkbait)

What is the best bait for redfish?

What is the best bait to use for redfish?

What is the best artificial bait for redfish?

What color lures do redfish like?

In clear water, I prefer a color with a clear body like Shrimp Po Body, while in stained water, a bait with a darker body color like Rootbeer/Chartreuse is a good choice. In the muddiest water, the Glow/Chartreuse color seems to show up best. Finally, wherever you go, redfish like the color gold.

What fake bait do redfish like?

1) Gold Johnson Silver Minnow It would be hard to argue against the venerable gold Johnson Silver Minnow spoon as the top redfish artificial lure of all time. To this day, gold weedless spoons produce many redfish. They are terrific search baits. Spoons can be cast a long distance.

What’s the best way to lure a redfish?

So the smartest thing to do is put a majority of your effort into finding the 10% of water that holds the most fish (instead of worrying about selecting the absolute perfect lure). Because the reality is that there is no such thing as the “best lure for redfish” that spans all water depths and all seasons.

What kind of fish live in a creek?

Creek Mouths: A popular ambush point for game fish such as redfish, seatrout and flounder. Expect fish to position just outside the current, allowing prey to sweep past them. Creek mouths work well on both incoming and outgoing tides.

When is the best time to fish in a marsh?

Low tide is an opportune time to explore unfamiliar marsh waters. The author (casting on the bow) gets the lay of the land before heading up-creek on a flooding tide. Jason Arnold / Jasonarnoldphoto.com Exploring new inshore waters is downright intimidating, but it’s something we all face when fishing.

How to fish marshes and creeks in Florida?

Paying attention to their surroundings, reading the tides, searching out moving water or skittish baitfish and using general fishing knowledge should help anglers pinpoint the productive waters. That was my mindset in March when I headed to St. Augustine, Florida.