How to Use redfish in a Sentence

redfish

noun
  • Large redfish have been found along the rocks on fresh shrimp.
    — Bink Grimes, Houston Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Oh, there's also a bunch of redfish on the bridge legs as well.
    — Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 14 Apr. 2018
  • Guerrero spotted the tag when the redfish came near the boat.
    — Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 13 June 2020
  • Take a half- or full-day trip to reel in tarpon, grouper, trout, redfish, and even sharks.
    — Outside Online, 2 May 2022
  • Even in saltwater, a pink or white tube has a place for redfish, seatrout, and striped bass.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Lots of gamesters, snook, tarpon, largemouth bass and redfish.
    — Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Spoons, soft plastic jerkbaits and jigs also work for redfish along with a few trout.
    — Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 June 2018
  • Gill net surveys will help tell the tale of how adult redfish and speckled trout survived the storm.
    — Matt Watt, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Try live shrimp near the jetties for mangrove snapper, black drum, redfish and a snook or two.
    — Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 July 2018
  • Use jerkbaits and swimbaits near docks, points and mangroves for snook, redfish and trout.
    — Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 June 2018
  • Fall is prime time for redfish, which move from the beaches into the lower bays to spawn as fall nears.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Also snagged in the vast menhaden nets are the types of fish anglers like to catch, like redfish and trout.
    — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, 6 Nov. 2020
  • This included the hundreds of redfish that were scooped up as bycatch.
    — Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023
  • While some inshore species like redfish can reach weights well over 50 pounds, most fall in the three to eight-pound range.
    — Travis Smola, Field & Stream, 9 May 2023
  • Anglers head there to cast for redfish, trout, black drum and flounder in its super salty waters.
    — Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
  • The area is home to plenty of species, including redfish, flounder, sea trout, and more.
    — Abby Price, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Closer to the shore and in the bay, the daily catch could include redfish, flounder, black drum, and trout.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 20 June 2023
  • Closer to the shore and in the bay, the daily catch could include redfish, flounder, black drum, and trout.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Closer to the shore and in the bay, the daily catch could include redfish, flounder, black drum, and trout.
    — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • Locals perch along docks just off the road, socializing and hoping for redfish and trout.
    — Jessica Fender, NOLA.com, 5 Oct. 2020
  • The fillets were mixed in with a shipment of redfish, and kitchen employees prepared them both the same way.
    — Ret Talbot, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2014
  • Use small live croakers or pinfish for the keeper-size redfish, larger live baits for the giants.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 10 Sep. 2021
  • On the beach, whiting are still abundant, and there are plenty of redfish running just outside the bar.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 2 July 2021
  • Eventually, the pollutants may end up in a catfish po-boy or a redfish on the grill.
    — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Most beach anglers target redfish, pompano, or smaller sharks.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The redfish limit is three fish daily from 16 to 26 inches long.
    — Frank Sargeant, AL.com, 31 Mar. 2018
  • By mid-July of this year, the sand lance had disappeared and the puffins switched to haddock, hake and redfish.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The stout, single hook in a chatterbait also does a great job of staying pinned during the fierce runs of a redfish.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Sixty redfish were tagged for the tournament and every coastal county in Texas has them.
    — Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 13 June 2020
  • Catching speckled trout and redfish is so easy right now that Todd Masson and Capt.
    — Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 24 Oct. 2017

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