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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.

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May30

Pensacola Fishing Charters-Lots of speckled trout and redfish

Pensacola Fishing Charters-Speckled trout and redfish. Lots of fantastic speckled trout and redfish trips in late May and predicting even better action the rest of the Summer. Early morning topwater action has been outstanding with trout explosions nearly every cast. We’re also starting to see more redfish in the same area. Book...

May12

Pensacola Speckled Trout and Redfish-Pensacola Fishing Charters

Pensacola Speckled Trout and Redfish at Redfish University Excellent fishing right now at Redfish University. Big numbers of quality speckled trout and redfish are easy to come by in the Pensacola Bay system. Topwaters early, hard sub-surface and then Gulp! Jerk Shads are all on the menu. Our fly anglers are actually taking better numbers redfish and trout along calm banks where slicks can be targeted with small clousers. Give us a call and book an awesome artificial bait trip at Redfish...

May03

Pensacola Fishing Charters-Speckled Trout and Redfish

Pensacola Fishing Charters-Speckled Trout and Redfish. The months of May and June provide beautiful mornings, excellent water temperatures and an abundance of very aggressive redfish, speckled trout and flounder. Topwater baits, hard sub-surface baits and Berkley Gulp! will produce large numbers of all species for our early Summer anglers. Catch and release sport is encouraged but for anglers in search of excellent fish to eat, full coolers are easy to come by. The beaches and shallow flats near Pensacola Pass are still providing incredible sight fishing opportunities for bull redfish and some pompano. Pensacola Bay as well as the beach areas continue to be loaded with quality Spanish Mackerel which can be great fun for our fly anglers. See everyone soon. E...

Apr29

Pensacola Speckled Trout and Redfish

Pensacola Speckled Trout and Redfish The speckled trout, redfish, bull redfish and Spanish mackerel fishing in Pensacola has been outstanding. Redfish University anglers can expect 25-40 speckled trout per morning and 10-15 redfish in the 18-30″ range. For anglers looking for large redfish, the beach and shallow flats near the Gulf are holding good numbers of 10-20# bull redfish that can be taken on artificial baits and fly. The Spanish are everywhere and can be taken by trolling, casting and even fly. See ya soon....

Apr07

Pensacola Bull Redfish

Pensacola Bull Redfish We’re still finding great numbers of redfish in Pensacola Bay, Santa Rosa Sound and along our beaches. As the water clears and our tides straighten out, the speckled trout, legal redfish and pompano fishing will be excellent. Book...

Apr05

Pensacola Fishing Charters at Redfish University

Pensacola Fishing Charters at Redfish University Lots of bull redfish, legal redfish, speckled trout, pompano and Spanish mackerel here in April. Finding plenty of fish in the back bays and along our crystal clear beaches. Book...

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