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.
May23
It’s been an incredible week of redfish and speckled trout trips at Redfish University. Some of the best bass anglers in the country have called Redfish University their saltwater home and we’ve been treating these talented anglers to some phenomenal inshore saltwater action. Pretty simple trips really, as these guys just need to be around redfish and trout… no problem at Redfish U. We’re concentrating on less pressured areas in pretty remote locations to secure huge numbers of both species. It’s great not to see another boat, or guide boats, all morning long as these much less experienced, tourist charters are still holding on to their limited speciality, Pensacola Pass fishing. This makes hiding much easier:). The early morning topwater action has been absolutely incredible with both large trout and redfish more than willing to pound our topwater Sebiles. We’re also getting in some bonus sight fishing opportunities with our more experienced anglers and the redfish have been extremely cooperative to say the least. A combination of Gulp! Shrimp, Jerkshads, Sand Eels and even some 2″ Crabs rigged properly...
May18
Just returned from Belize and we’re picking up where we left off at Redfish University with some outstanding catches of redfish and speckled trout here in Pensacola. Starting at 500am to take advantage of a crazy topwater bite with the redfish and trout. Tossing Sebile Bongas into large schools of mullet to produce numerous speckled trout in the 15-22″ range and redfish from 23-30″. Off the banks on low tide and right on the banks at high. Later in the morning we switch to Gulp! 5″ Jerkshads to take even more quality redfish and larger speckled trout. Just finished a packed week of awesome trips and taking the weekend off. Back at it everyday next week! Thanks again, E....
May02
April 23-May 1. It’s easy to see why Redfish University is the most popular choice for experienced anglers and anglers who demand the very best in saltwater fishing along the Gulf Coast. We’re finishing up a string of trips every morning at Redfish University and heading to Belize in the morning to my home away from home to hit the bones, permit and tarpon for a few weeks. Here in Pensacola, the redfish and speckled trout are flying in the boat. Fishing with some of the most experienced bass anglers in the Southeast region so my hobby has been pretty easy. Just get these guys around some fish and let them do their thing. Topwater Bongas, Gulp! Jerkshads and Johnson Gold Spoons are the top baits and catches of 15-20 redfish in the 23-30″ range and 40-60 quality speckled trout in coming extremely easy. Most fish are released and the anglers are taking just enough to eat for dinner. I’m outta here! E...
Apr20
It’s been an incredible string of fantastic fishing days at Redfish University. The Redfish University clientele appreciates the challenging aspects of artificial-only angling and quite frankly, we consistently and I’ll dare say always, outfish anglers/guides using livebait. This is true for two reasons; covering productive water with unparalleled techniques and ALWAYS being in areas with large amounts of redfish and speckled trout. Starting our mornings with an effortless and peaceful ride on the new Pathfinder 23HPS, launching Sebile Bonga Minnows at rabid redfish and speckled trout and then sweeping them up on Gulp! Jerkshads, Shrimp and Johnson Gold Spoons. Our anglers are introduced to the absolute best saltwater fishing equipment every morning and the results speak for themselves. Here’s a few photos of this week’s favorite trip with a talented 6 year old angler named Trent. Anglers have been taking a few fish for dinner and we’re releasing the majority of the fish. Thanks, E Holstman Please click an image to...
Apr12
The month of April has been outstanding for redfish, speckled trout and flounder here in Pensacola. Ten trips in seven days is too much when I only want four trips per week!! No complaints (I guess:)) It’s always a nice start to the day with 40-50 quality speckled trout on Sebile Bongas and Gulp! Jerkshads. We’ve really found some large trout lately with several hitting the 5# mark and countless 3#plus fish in the mix. The redfish have been really predictable as well with most fish coming from schools of mullet on shallow flats and troughs. Gulp! Jerkshads in camo and Johnson 1/4oz. Gold Spoons are our favorite baits for the redfish that are cleaning up in the mullet turbulence. We’ve also seen some flounder on muddy bottoms and have stuck several fish this week. It seems the bigger redfish on the shallow flats near Pensacola Pass have become a bit more unpredictable with only a handful of bulls taken this week. Soon, we will concentrate 100% on the redfish and speckled trout on the shallow bay flats. Fishing...
Apr12
Guiding everyday, sometimes twice a day, with some very talented anglers looking to take speckled trout and redfish on artificial baits. Countless bass anglers from the north have really enjoyed and have been treated to some spectacular April fishing here in Pensacola. Targeting a variety of shallow water flats in the Pensacola Bay system to produce countless speckled trout with many in the 3-5# range and 10-20 redfish between 20-30″. Find the mullet and bait and you will find both species happy to take both Sebile Bonga Minnows and a range of Gulp! baits. Thanks, E Holstman. Please click an image to...
