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Sight-fishing for redfish on the tidal flats takes fly fishing and spin casting to another level: to succeed the fisherman must acquire the skills of a hunter. Success can bring an adrenaline rush!
Upon entering a flat near low tide on your fishing charter, fishing guide and fisherman search for sign of our quarry. With the fish in shallow water, their movements create surface wakes or 'pushes'. The movements of a school will create a large push or ‘troubled water’ if they are milling about. Muddy water created as the fish root in the bottom for crustaceans and worms is a good sign. Puffs of mud near the boat are a bad sign –the fish have spooked because we got too close.
Once activity has been sighted, the preferred approach is with the current – easier poling for the fishing guide – and downwind – much easier casting for the fisherman. Whether fly fishing or spin casting, the lure or fly cannot just be thrown at the fish – a line across the back of a spot-tail will send him flying. If fish are stationary, cast to the edges and a little beyond in order to bring the retrieve near the fish without lining him. Cast in front of the path of moving fish and try to have the lure or fly cross within their view. When the fish strikes, set the hook and hang on! |
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