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Great instructional fishing at Redfish University

Pensacola Fishing Charters at Redfish University. We performed three instructional Redfish University fishing trips on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. All were a huge success with lots of the redfish and speckled trout caught and even more information learned. We’re still finding plenty of quality redfish and speckled trout in the middle to lower bays in shallow water especially during the middle part of the day and in very sunny conditions. With the other charter fishers taking the Winter off and the lack of knowledgable boat traffic during the week, it’s fantastic to be unmolested nor viewed from afar in some very productive areas for our instructional trips. Don’t forget about Redfish University’s 9th straight year of inshore presentations Bass Pro Shops in Destin, FL covering a wide variety of redfish, speckled trout, bull redfish, flounder and more. Also, we are slated for three Skeeter Experience events in the Spring where we will also offer the fantastic Redfish University inshore seminars. We won’t forget the fish whistles!! We’ll leave for Atlanta tomorrow for the Mark Carroll and Friends Toy Drive where we are a major sponsor and then return on Sunday for another fully booked week of Redfish University instructional fishing trips with one entertaining bull redfish in the schedule. Thanks again, E...

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Another great week at Redfish University

Pensacola Fishing Charters at Redfish University. It was another great week of instructional and bull redfish trips at Redfish University. We’re following the same schedule with morning trips for the bull redfish and then hitting the inner bays on the afternoon rising tides. The speckled trout and redfish have been plentiful in a variety of areas and our instructional clients have been treated to some excellent numbers of both species. On our favorite trip of the week, I was accompanied by a father and his two young sons. The trio wanted to learn everything there was to learn about inshore fishing for speckled trout and redfish(in a 4.5 hour period.) They were treated to the best inshore fishing instruction on the Gulf Coast. Casting, bait retrieval, hook setting, proper fighting techniques, netting and proper handling and release. This is instruction that all Redfish University clients are offered but the enthusiasm and excitement of these young anglers made it that much more special. Our other clients this week were local residents and just needed some locational instruction and small bits of proper technique. Needless to say, they’ll now be fine on their own. The bull redfish trips were just the usual cast and pull but fun nonetheless for our anglers that just want some easy thrills. This morning’s trip was difficult with high winds and lightly dressed clients. Caught a few in an hour’s time but just rescheduled them in the near future. Throughout the year, Redfish University donates fishing trips to various charities and organizations. One of our favorite is the Mark Carroll and Friends Toy Drive. We are looking forward to attending this great event next Thursday evening in downtown Atlanta. We will again take the weekend off and leave it to the circus clowns. We’ll pick it up again next Monday thru Wednesday and then fly into Atlanta just in time for the Toy Drive event. Once again, for anglers interested in improving their angling skills, teach the kids or you’re new to inshore saltwater fishing, Redfish University in the only credible inshore instructional guiding service on the entire Gulf Coast. Experience what thousands of anglers have...

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Pensacola Fishing Charters at Redfish University

Pensacola Fishing Charters at Redfish University. A very busy week here at Redfish University  and just finished up three trips in two days. Yesterday morning’s fog made for an interesting trip with inexperienced boaters(some charter-fishers) racing at unsafe speeds through the thick fog without proper navigational lighting. Instead of jeopardizing our safety with the unqualified, we caught a few bull redfish and then went speckled trout fishing. We fould plenty of quality speckled trout in the 15-20″ range on Berkley Gulp! Jerkshads in camo. Today, we started early with the speckled trout and redfish in the bay system and found plenty of fish in various areas. A safe guess would be 40-50 speckled trout and a handful of redfish in shallow water. Pre front conditions and overcast skies made it simple. This afternoon, we returned to the open bays for the bull redfish and found plenty for our catch and release clients. As always, research your “professional” fishing guide’s qualifications, credentials and biography in any fishing destination. It can be the difference in a below average experience and an amazing experience. Anyone can get a captains license. Taking the weekend off! Thanks, E...

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Bull redfish in the mornings, trout/redfish/flounder in the afternoons at Redfish University.

Pensacola Fishing Charters at Redfish University. We’ve been extremely busy at Redfish University over the past few weeks with no end in sight. Two-a-day bookings have become the norm and a popular use of the morning and afternoon tides. Our days have been consisting of easy bull redfish trips in the mornings and then some outstanding speckled trout, redfish and flounder guided trips for our more experienced anglers in the afternoons. For anglers interested in pulling on large redfish for catch and release action, these are very simple trips for guide and angler resulting in huge amounts of bull redfish in the 10-30# range on a variety of baits, locations and techniques with most anglers really enjoying the shallow water sight fishing. Its also very amusing to watch the pure inexperience of local charter captains in full view as they race from school to school at 50mph and we’re all glad they stay with their specialty… their only specialty– bull redfish. In the afternoons, particularly on a rising tide, the speckled trout, redfish and flounder fishing in the east has been incredible. Topwater Sebiles, Gulp! Jerkshads and Johnson Gold Spoons are doing the damage. Lots of catch and release clients in the past several weeks but limits of speckled trout and redfish are guaranteed for anglers who may want to keep some fish. Thanks again, E...

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Redfish University Bulls, Redfish and Speckled Trout-November 2013

Redfish University November 2013. Pensacola Fishing Charters at Redfish University. BIG YEAR!!!! As the end of the 2013 approaches, Redfish University would like to again thank all our regular and new clients for a tremendous year of fishing. With over 200 Redfish University trips in the books, we are excited to equal or even surpass last year’s huge number of Redfish University inshore instructional and guided fishing trips. Even with lots of travel to Europe and Belize, we’ve managed to accommodate nearly all Redfish University clients although it has been challenging at times. While the other local guides seasons have ended, we will continue with big numbers of Redfish University instructional and guided trip into Winter. Lots of instructionals coming in so book your spot now!! This year has also brought many exciting changes and additions that have enhanced Redfish University’s arsenal and advancements that Redfish University clients have come to expect. In the past months, we have secured an incredible new contract with Skeeter Boats, Legendary Marine and have taken our relationship with Yamaha Outboards to new levels. For the 2014 season, we have chosen the 2014 Skeeter SX 220 Bay powered with the 2014 Yamaha VMax SHO 250. Thank you to Skeeter Boats, Legendary Marine and Yamaha Outboard for the dream-like opportunity. As always, Redfish University clients are treated to the latest and best saltwater fishing gear in the world from Pure Fishing(Berkley, Penn, Gulp!, Spiderwire and Abu Garcia) and even have access to product  from Redfish University that hasn’t reached the general public. In addition, our partners from Patagonia and Oakley insure our clients are outfitted with best in foul weather gear and top quality polarized eyewear. Redfish University is looking forward to a very special 2014!! Now to the important stuff. Our reports of redfish, speckled trout and bull redfish have been outstanding. Large numbers of redfish and speckled trout have been taken from September to November in the mid to upper bay areas while we will target the bull redfish on the shallow flats. The fishing will continue to improve as the temperatures drop, the weather stabilizes and the Winter sets in. See everyone soon, E Holstman    ...

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Pensacola Fishing Charters at Redfish University-June 1-3, 2013

Pensacola Fishing Charters at Redfish University June 1-3, 2013. The great inshore fishing in Pensacola Bay continues at Redfish University. Stayed in town last weekend and banged out a few short morning trips along with a fantastic instructional trip this morning. Covered a lot of very productive areas where the redfish and speckled trout have been plentiful, unpressured and where the mullet school are holding nicely. Sebile Bongas have provided some awesome topwater action and the bites continued well into the mid-morning with some welcomed cloud-cover. The great thing about Redfish University clients is all one really has to do is put some big numbers of fish in front of them and they do the rest. We’re always impressed by our huge number of bass anglers and never surprised that these great anglers choose Redfish University for their angling needs here in Pensacola, Florida. Lots of catch and release but we also took a pretty significant number of speckled trout and redfish for dinner. We’ll stay busy for the rest of the week, maybe the weekend and definitely next week. See everyone soon, E...

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