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.
Aug17
Today, it was very, very windy! Guided Mr. Bill Mathis this morning for some inshore action. Trailered the boat to our chosen area for fishing and got started at 515am. Fished some protected and somewhat protected banks with lots of mullet activity. Started catching quality speckled trout immediately and even found the recently elusive redfish as well. Fished that area well and then took off for some tall tree-lined banks in search of more fish. Redfish U’s Hewes 21 Redfisher doesn’t experience big water like that often but it performed beautifully. Tabs down, 40 mph, comfortable and as dry as a bone. The best flats boat made!! Anyway, we had some sun and falling water so I asked, “Would you like to see some redfish and trout?” We saw a very good amount of both and the fish were very cooperative. Small to medium redfish and 1-3# trout could be seen and caught pretty easily. Fun morning and back around 930am. All fish taken on Berkley Gulp! Jerkshads, 3″ Shrimp and 2″Crabs rigged on Marsh Works jigheads. Really challenging conditions the past few days but...
Aug16
Trying to catch up on some rescheduled trips from last week’s Tropical Depression and overall crap weather. Guided Mr. Mitch Smith this morning and took a bumpy ride east in search of some redfish and trout. Started at first light with a 4# trout. Nice start but it was really hit or miss at several places today. Concentrated on a stretch of pretty clear water with depths ranging from 2-4′. Got quite a few 2-3# fish on topwaters but the fish were pretty difficult to raise because of the freshwater invasion in these areas. Fortunately, a loud subsurface bait did the trick and lots of very nice trout fell victim to the bait. We were also able to get several fish on the Berkley Powerbaits with rattle inserts. Come to think of it, we should have thrown the Berkley Rattle Shrimp in today’s yucky water. Oh well, Mitch received a few in his Redfish University goodies bag so maybe he’ll use them on his next trout fishing adventure. Covered lots of water this morning and only found big concentrations of...
Aug15
Redfish University is pleased to announce additional Pro Staff sponsorship information from Pure Fishing/Berkley. Eric Holstman has joined the AllStar Rods and Stren Pro Staff. Redfish University uses AllStar ASR Redfish 7’o rods exclusively and Stren Tinted Fluorocarbon(Gunsmoke, Coral Mist and Tannic) in 15, 20 and 30# spools. The Allstar ASR Redfish rods are beautifully matched with the Penn Conquer 4000, the Penn Sargus 4000, the Abu Garcia Inshore Revo and the Abu Garcia Soron. Checkout the AllStar Rods and Stren websites below. http://www.allstarrods.com/as_e_holstman.html http://www.stren.com/pros_detail.php?id=2413&o=0 This bonefish and several like him were caught on Savannah Flats in Ambergris Caye, Belize on the AllStar ASR Redfish 7’0 rod, the Penn Conquer 4000, with 6# Spiderwire Ultracast and a 10# Stren Tinted Fluorocarbon leader in Coral Mist. Please click image to...
Aug13
With the passing of TD#5 this week, Redfish University has laid low and rescheduled several guide trips for the coming weeks. High winds, rain and dirty water has made fishing tough, especially in the upper bays and Sound. It was an excellent opportunity for Redfish University to deliver its 2010 Hewes 21 Redfisher to The Ships Chandler in Destin to have a 50 hour service performed on the new Yamaha 250 SHO. Oil changed, lower unit oil change, plugs, a full system check/boat check and we’re ready to go! I refuse to let anyone touch my boats except Mac, Pete Jr.and Peter Sr. down at The Ships Chandler in Destin. Those needing Yamaha service, boat service, mounting of accessories, a new Yamaha and a new/used Maverick, Hewes, Pathfinder or Contender, I would highly recommend The Ships Chandler. They do it right the first time, every time. Also, got a new lower housing for my Motorguide SW Digital at Bass Pro so we’re set. Redfish University has a full slate next week and the fishing will be excellent. Here’s a short fishing report from Redfish University....
Aug09
Guided Mr. Dale Smith this morning in Pensacola Bay and Santa Rosa in search of trout and redfish. Started with topwaters early and boated several quality trout in the 2-5# range with some medium 20-24″ redfish mixed in. As the morning heat rose, we concentrated on deeper water for the trout and even did some successful sightfishing for redfish in the shallows. Monday-Friday trips are great for this with very little boat traffic. The fish enjoyed a range of baits today from Berkley Jerkshads and Shrimp and spoons to topwaters and suspending baits. I guess if you’re around lots of quality fish they’ll pound most anything. Total for this morning was 25 trout and 9 redfish in a short 4.5 hour period. All fish released and the camera battery was...
Aug06
Back from vacation and busier than ever! Guided Mr. Jim Ball and his son, Thomas, this morning. Jim, Thomas and family are recent new arrivals to the Pensacola area. They are buying a new boat soon and wanted to learn about our local waters and fishery here in Pensacola. They are now very familiar with both!! Started out earlier and showed the guys where they can catch plenty of fish to eat. Whacked the trout and redfish on topwaters, suspending baits and Berkley Powerbaits most of the early morning. Thomas really came into his own with the suspending baits boating several quality speckled trout. We covered a variety of extremely productive areas and lots of proven techniques that have been the bread and butter at Redfish University. Next, the guys wanted go to some areas where they could just catch lots of fish. Picked out some areas in the bay and around the Pass and the guys had a ball with big Spanish mackerel, bluefish, ladyfish and some big sharks. Ended the day with some fishing talk and 15 typed pages of...
