Guided Travis McKinley this morning over in Destin. Slow-rolled spoons in some pretty stained water. Fished some very productive areas and boated several quality redfish with some nice trout mixed in. Found good concentrations of redfish in 1-5 feet of water and we were even able to sightfish some fish and pitch at waking fish. The water is still pretty cool and off-color but it was a good day of catching and learning. All together,we stuck 15-18 redfish in the 22-28″ range and 3 nice trout in a 4.5 hour period. All fish taken on Johnson 1/4oz. Gold Spoons(slow-rolled.) A very busy few weeks coming up, see everyone soon. Waterproof camera died, sorry for no photos. Maybe Travis will send me a...
Read MoreA Quick Redfish U. trip-February 19, 2010
Guided Mr. David Wilson this morning. David wanted to grab some quick inshore angling techniques and checkout the 2009 Yamaha F225 Sport that I have for sale. Started out at first light and stuck some very nice speckled trout in the 2-4.5# range along with some 23-24″ redfish mixed in. Hit one more productive area and found a bunch of medium-sized(22-25″) redfish in shallow water. The water is still pretty stained and muddy but it makes no difference if you know where the fish are. Worm rattled work very well! Spent the rest of the morning cruising to let David get a feel for the F225. All fish caught on Gulp! Jerkshads in black with worm rattles. A great day considering the conditions and time...
Read More$350.00 Rate at Redfish University 2010- February 16, 2010
Redfish University is pleased to announce it’s new $350.00 rate for the 2010 season. Beginning March 1, Redfish University will offer the lowest guide rates on the entire Gulf Coast. $350.00 All Day(6-7hr) guide trips in the Pensacola area. This offer is available for 1-2 anglers and will include the waters of Pensacola, Gulf Breeze, Pensacola Beach and Navarre, FL. Redfish University is the only instructional guide service on the Gulf Coast where “catching” fish is guaranteed. If you catch nothing, you pay nothing! See everyone soon. E...
Read MoreTough conditions but caught some fish at Redfish University-February 6, 2010
Guided Dr. Roger Orth and Dr. Wayne Adkisson this morning. Both anglers wanted to learn some shallow water redfish and trout techniques for winter and spring-time fishing. Met with very cold, strong WNW winds and very difficult water conditions due to the endless, recent rains. Concentrated on protected, shallow banks that held better water clarity. Found plenty of redfish resting in 1-3′ of water and focused on muddy blowouts to target these difficult fish. As always, a slow tap-tap retrieve and a worm rattle produced the strikes on the Gulp! 5″ Jerkshads in camo. We also stuck some quality trout in the same areas. Find the calm, less stained water and you’ll find the fish! Overall, a pretty difficult day but I believe we found the greatest concentrations of fish and most importantly, caught some very finicky wintertime redfish. All fish released except for two redfish for...
Read More$299.99 Special ends February 28 at Redfish University-January 31, 2010
The $299.99 Redfish University Fall/Winter Special will end on February 28, 2010. There are still some dates available in February to take advantage of this fantastic deal. Starting March 1, 2010, rates will again climb to $350.00 for the same 5-7 hours Redfish University trips. Winter fishing has been excellent with quality catches of redfish and very nice speckled trout. As always, Redfish U. offers the absolute BEST inshore instruction on the Gulf Coast and the famed “catch fish, or don’t pay” guarantee so you can’t go wrong! Join the hundreds of anglers that have experienced Redfish University and expand your angling knowledge. Looking forward to fishing with everyone. Eric...
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