***Official Redfish Report Thread***

WOW HAD TO GO BACK 4 PAGES TO FIND THIS,DIDNT THINK IT WOULD DIE THAT FAST

 BUT ANYWAYS HERE ARE SOME OF MY LAST FEW TRIPS FOR RED

THIS WAS YEATURDAY AND WAS 26 1\2 INCHES

THIS WAS A FRIEND OF A FRIEND JEREMY I TOOK OUT FOR HIS FIRST QUEENS CREEK REDS AND HE MANAGED ONE AND A HUGE BLUE AT 7.9 OUNCES  I ALSO MANAGED ONE KEEPER RED AND BROCK A FLOUNDER.

AND MY WIFE WITH A 26 1\2 INCHER DONT REMEMBER IF I HAD POSTED HER WITH THIS ONE OR NOT

 IN ANY EVENT NOW THAT THE NETS ARE STARTING TO DEMINISH THE DRUM ARE COMMING BACK AND WE ARE NOW SEEING THEM WAVE THERE FLAGS ON MANY OYSTER BARS AT HIGH TIDES

RHUTSON,

 VERY GOOD QUESTION,I USED TO WONDER THE SAME THING AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THE DRUM YOUR FINDING IN ONE SPOT KINDA CONSISTANT ALL OF A SUDDEN ARE NOT THERE,THEY HAVE MOVED TO ANOTHER SPOT AND NORMALLY NOT TO FAR FROM WHERE YOU FIND THEM.

 I HAVE ABOUT 5 DIFFERENT SPOTS IN WHICH I CAN FIND THEM AND THERE NORMALLY ALL AROUND OYSTER BARS AND MUD FLATS,NORMALLY ABOUT A FEW HUNDRED YARDS FROM WHERE I NORMALLY WOULD FISH THEM.

 THERE IS ALOT OF FACTORS INVOVLED WITH THIS,1 IS THE FISHING PRESSURE ON THEM,IF THERE IS ALOT THEY WILL MOVE TILL THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE AGAIN.

 2 IS THE FOOD SOURCE,IF IT HAS DEPLETED OR SLOWED DOWN THEY WILL LOOK ELSE WHERE FOR IT

 3 BOATING TRAFFIC,DRUM ARE SPOOKY FISH AND IF THE BOAT TRAFFIC IS TOO MUCH THEY WILL MOVE TO A QUITER PLACE.

 AND THE WORST POSSIBLE IS NETS IF THEY ARE PRESSENT THEY WILL MOVE OUT TILL THERE GONE.

 IF I CANT FIND THEM IN THERE NORMAL SPOTS I MOVE AROUND A BIT TILL I LOCATE THEM AGAIN,THEY NORMALLY DONT MOVE TOO FAR.

 ON THE HIGH TIDES YOU CAN FIND THEM ON THE OYSTER BARS TAILING AND RUNNING AROUND THE GRASS THAT IS NORMALLY NOT ACESSABLE AT LOW TIDES.

 ON LOW TIDES YOULL FIND THEM IN THE FLATS OR AROUND THE OYSTER BARS AS WELL,BIGGEST PART IS FIND THE FOOD AND YOULL FIND THE DRUM

 I HOPE I HELPED YOU IN THIS QUESTION AND I HOPE SOME OTHERS WILL CHIME IN,BEFORE I FORGET OUT GOING TIDES FISH ABOVE THE OUT GOING TIDE AND INCOMMING TIDE FISH BELOW IT CAST TO THE POINTS SINCE DRUM ARE AN AMBUSH FISH

HERE IS ONE THE WIFE CAUGHT ON THE 21ST I BELEIVE IT WAS THE ONLY ONE AND IT WAS 26 1\2 THE GUYS AT WORK LOVED IT THE NEXT DAY  DEEP FRYED IN HOUSE AUTRYS SEA FOOD BREADER

 HERE IS A REPORT FROM LAST NITE

WELL THINGS LOOK LIKE THERE STARTING TO HEAT UP A BIT ON THE CREEK FINALLY

 WHEN I GOT HOME FROM WORK THE QUEEN WANTED TO GO TRY FOR SOME RED DRUM ONCE AGAIN AND THIS TIME WE WERE NOT LET DOWN WITH JUST ONE OR 2 FISH

 WE SET SAIL AFTER GETTING SOME BAIT AND AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT I ASKED THE QUEEN WHERE SHE WANTED TO FISH  SHE WANTED THE HOLE WHERE SHE LOST A SMOKER A FEW DAYS OR A WEEK AGO,SO THATS WHERE WE STARTED.

 AFTER AN HOUR WITH NOTHING BUT HITS FROM A BLUE FISH SHE FINALLY SAID LETS GO TO THE OTHER HOLE WE GOT TO IT AROUND 8:05 PM AND AS SOON AS THE SECOND LINE WAS IN THE WATER THE FIRST LINE RIPS OFF WITH THIS NICE 18 INCHER.

 AS SOON AS THIS ONE WAS GETTING PHOTOED SHE HITS THIS 19 INCHER.

 AFTER HER MISSING ANOTHER DRUM I WAS UP AND DUE FOR ONE WHEN MY ROD SCREAMS OUT AND I LAND THIS 20 INCHER

AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THE SIZE IS GOING UP  AND THIS IS THE SECOND 20 INCHER IN 10 MINUTES IF THAT

 THEN JUST AS DUSK HITS SO DOES THIS BRUTE OF 24 3\4 AND HE OR SHE LET ME KNOW IT WASNT HAPPY WITH THE HOOK ,FOR IT SCREAMED MY LINE OF IN SPURTS OR 20 YARDS AT A TIME

 IM NOT REALLY SURE BUT IM BEGINNING TO THINK THAT THIS SCHOOL OF DRUM WERE FRESH FROM THE OCEAN SINCE THEY REALLY DIDNT HAVE THAT GOLDEN COPPER COLOR,THEY WERE MORE SILVERISH THAN GOLDEN.

 WE MISSED A TOTAL OF 3 BUT CAUGHT 5 ALL IN ABOUT 45 MINUTES OR LESS,FROM 8:05 TO 8:45 PM ON THE RISING THEN FALLING TIDE WITH LIVE MULLETS AND DEAD ONES,CAROLINA RIG AND A CORK,2 ON THE CORK AND 3 ON THE CAROLINA RIG.