Friday Pin Up

"Then we saw the tail of a horseshoe crab protruding from its open mouth"

(Photo: Dick Derrough)

Redfish loses fight with horseshoe crab.

LINK (via:10News)

Could Red Drum Management Threaten Striped Bass?

Charles Witek explains why NOAA's recent proposal to open federal waters to redfish harvest could impact striped bass.

LINK (via: One Angler's Voyage)

Redfish harvest in Gulf waters would resume under NOAA proposal

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is seeking public comment on a proposal to open redfish harvest in federal waters to the Mississippi guide fleet.

Under the plan, proposed by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, each angler fishing federal waters with a licensed charter captain would be allowed one redfish per day measuring at least 18 inches in length. There would be no maximum size limit.

LINK (via: The Times-Pacayune)

Bull Redfish on Poppers

Oct. 2014 SOTM Entry: NC Red

James Harrison with a beautiful redfish SOTM submission.