Winter Redfish in Beaufort, SC

[JohnH0802]

I talked my boss into letting me off early today. The cold front had finally broken, and I wanted to get out on the water. My friend Jack agreed to take me out on his boat. It was a beautiful afternoon, and the water had warmed up about 3 degrees to between 47 and 49. We caught 10 fish total, and I had another on and lost it. We had 3 doubles. I ended up catching 7 reds, and Jack caught 3. Jack had the biggest with 29 inches. My biggest was 28 inches. I had one small fish and the rest were between 25 and 28 inches. What a great day. Here are a couple of the photos.

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[Carolina Boy]

The Redfish whisperer strikes again! I got to think about fishing the other day, does that count? Oh and it got above freezing for the first time in a week, so just keep rubbin it in!! Kidding! That is awesome my friend! I need to get down there, oh I got a new 7 weight I will send you pics, custom made by a buddy down in Charleston sweet!

Barry

[bigpopper]

Very nice redfish! I'll be going for some myself down in FL in September.

[Randy Ratliff]

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[JohnH0802]

Randy,
The fact is, Tuck had just given the club a class on winter redfishing. One of the keys he identified was a warming trend. The water had warmed up 3-4 degrees on Friday from where it was and he was right they were eating. It was a great class. I know that Tuck has been doing well.

John