How to catch redfish; tips and tricks from www.TheOnlineFisherman.com

Learning how to catch redfish is a fairly easy task. They are not a picky eating fish and will eat pretty much anything they find while rooting around for food. Dead-sticking cut bait is probably one of the more popular ways of catching redfish in Florida, but using live shrimp, live scaled sardines, or pretty much any kind of stinky plastic bait works. There are different types of structure where they hang out more than others, and that will be touched upon quickly in this article, but I suggest after reading this short article, you go and read how to catch redfish on The Online Fisherman (link provided below).

Redfish Fishing Techniques

Techniques for catching redfish are pretty similar year-round. They are found on grassy flats hanging close to potholes pretty much in any shallow saltwater in Florida. This makes redfish pretty easy to locate and catch. Look for mullet. Throw your bait directly in and/or around the mullet schools. Basically, they're kicking up crustaceans that redfish normally have to look around for, so this makes their eating a lot easier....which they like. Sometimes you'll find tons of redfish mixed in with the mullet, but other times only a few...or sometimes maybe none..

Places to Find Redfish

There are lots of places you can find redfish in shallow saltwater. Here are a few:

• Grass flats
• Mangrove shorelines
• Residential docks
• Estuaries
• Rivers

Redfish live in shallow water most of their lives. They do go offshore to spawn, but quickly come back to live. Another common place for redfish to hang out is oyster bars. They feed on the crabs that hang out on the oyster bars. Just like most fish, redfish like a tidal movement. They tend to eat more when the tide is moving. If the water is stagnant, they will not be there, and if they are, they're not eating. If you want to learn more about how to catch redfish in Florida, or any other fish in Florida, check out www.TheOnlineFisherman.com , you will love it.