The Gulf Coast's Ultimate Angling Experience!
Best Rates on the Gulf Coast!! $600 (1-2 anglers) for 5 hours. $50 for each additional angler up to 4 total anglers. Includes Pensacola, Gulf Breeze, Navarre and Pensacola Beach. Call (850) 748-4368 or email ericholstman@hotmail.com. *(Adjusted for fuel prices on July 1, 2022)
Welcome to Redfish University in Pensacola, Florida
Redfish University is a unique opportunity for beginner, intermediate and advanced level anglers to improve their skills in the art of shallow water fishing for redfish, speckled trout, pompano and flounder. Redfish U. specializes in the challenging realm of sight fishing for redfish with the use of artificial baits. Redfish U. also targets speckled trout, flounder, pompano and bull redfish on traditional guided fishing trips. Our extraordinary curriculum insures that no detail is overlooked. From bait choices and line selection; to casting presentation and approaching your target, you will receive unsurpassed angling instruction. Challenge yourself, broaden your angling knowledge and invest in your fishing future at Redfish University.
Aug01
Just smashed the fish for the last four days and ready for immediate departure to the 2012 Olympics in London. Catching 30-50 great speckled trout per trip, 5-10 quality redfish, some tripletail and even a permit in East Bay!! All fish caught on Sebile Bongas, Berkley Gulp! and Johnson Gold Spoons. Lots of fish released but many anglers will take some fish for dinner. Back August 9 and a full month of outstanding Redfish University trips. Thank you again Redfish U anglers!! E...
Jul27
Well, the fishing continues to be outstanding here at Redfish University. This morning’s clients administered an absolute beatdown on the large speckled trout and redfish. Started with topwaters early to produce several speckled trout in the 3-5# range with some really nice 25-27″ redfish in the mix. We continued to toss Sebile Bongas until around 730am and just smashed both species on shallow flats. We didn’t need to measure any fish this morning for the cooler as nearly every speckled trout was over 20″ with several 23-25″ specks and one 7#, 31″ monster that enhaled a Berkley Gulp! Jerkshad on a shallow bank. The redfish were also extremely cooperative this morning with some great fish in the 24-30″ range on both topwater and Gulp! Found a few 25# jacks on the flats that unfortunately pounded our topwaters resulting in a 20 minute fight. A waste of time, but fun nonetheless. Our anglers took home an appropriate amount of fish for tonight’s fish fry and grilled redfish. We encourage, but do not require, Redfish University anglers to release all big...
Jul26
Trying to get in as many Redfish University anglers as possible before taking eight days off for the London Olympics and some fishing in S. England. We’ve been fishing every morning of the week and really covering the coast between Port St Joe and Pensacola. Last week, we were here in Pensacola and found plenty of fish even though the conditions were a bit tough. I always say if you’re around big numbers, you’re going to get plenty of bites with the correct techniques. Redfish University uses the correct techniques. Had some VIP Redfish U clients accompany some friends and I over to Port St Joe to do some scalloping and morning fishing for speckled trout and redfish. Sunday morning I guided a few St Joe locals who I met at Bluewater Outfitters during my Berkley Fishing Tour seminar this past Spring. Although the fishing is definitely not as spectacular as it was back in the late 80’s, we still put a pounding on the large speckled trout and found redfish around Pompano Point with even more fish closer...
Jul17
Redfish University clients have been treated to the best inshore artificial-bait fishing on the Gulf Coast for the last several months. Fishing every single morning of the week means consistently staying on huge concentrations of quality redfish and speckled trout that will readily attack topwater Sebile Bongas, Berkley Gulp! Jerkshads/Shrimp/Crabs and Johnson Gold Spoons with much appreciated aggressiveness. Speaking of appreciation, thank you to all the new and returning Redfish University clients alike especially the few dozen from Cyberangler that have found an angling home at Redfish University. With 11 monthly clients at Redfish U, I’ve done my best to accommodate each and every angler interested in the Redfish University experience. Thank you for your patience and booking so far in advance. What a wait-list!!! Take care, Eric...
Jul09
Fishing every morning of the week from 5am to 10am. The fishing has been excellent with great numbers of speckled trout, redfish and some flounder. Some really fantastic groups of anglers have found a home at Redfish University including Pensacola’s Chamber of Commerce, some college football players and some professional bass anglers. Book your Redfish University experience...
Jul07
Chasing Trout and Redfish in my new Pathfinder 2300 HPS Capt. Eric Holstman July 7, 2012 Pensacola – Saltwater Fishing Report Chasing Trout and Redfish in my new Pathfinder 2300 HPS By Eric Holstman Yamaha Pro Staff With a 250 h.p. Yamaha VMAX SHO four stroke, I can cruise at 4,000 rpm and get around 3.5 mpg. June is a time of the year when I’m on the water early, running in the twilight and fishing until mid-morning, then off the water in the heat of the day. There’s a great window from dawn until about 10 a.m. or so where the water temperature has cooled all night and the fish are comfortable and active. I start my day at about 5 a.m., make a long run in the dark so that I can catch the dawn topwater bite. This time of the year I like to look for the big schools of mullet, because the trout and redfish like to work the edges of the schools feeding on the shrimp and minnows the mullet kick up as they...
