Redfish are considered the bread and butter of the bays and range from Massachusets down the Atlantic coast, througout the Gulf Coast all the way down to Tuxpan, Mexcio.

The redfish or red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) is a member of the drum family. The trademark "eyespot" located on the caudal peduncle is an evolutionary adaptation to confuse predators and to where the head is actually located (an attack on the tail would be non-fatal).

While subadults comprise the bay population, offshore adults can reach impreassive sizes. The world record red drum was caught off the coast of North Carolina and weighed in at 94 lbs.

It is also speculated that red drum may live to be as much as 60 years old. The oldest redfish on record was 56. Let Andy take you sight-casting for some of these beautiful flats fish.