{"id":11488,"date":"2017-04-17T04:30:37","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T09:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.captivafishing.net\/?p=11488"},"modified":"2018-06-28T17:52:53","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T22:52:53","slug":"captiva-fishing-redfish-april-17-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.captivafishing.net\/?p=11488","title":{"rendered":"Captiva Fishing, Redfish, April 17, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Josh,<\/a>
Josh, Big Redfish, 8-17-14, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Redfish or Red Drum<\/h2>\n
\"Sanibel<\/a>
Sanibel & Captiva Rentals<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sanibel Fishing & Captiva\u00a0Fishing, Captiva Island, Monday, April 17: big Redfish or Red Drum moving inshore;<\/strong>\u00a0latest\u00a0Red Tide Report<\/a><\/strong>;\u00a0<\/strong>better water moving north of Sanibel up through Captiva & North Captiva.\u00a0 Please click here to\u00a0Book A Charter<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or call\u00a0239-472-8658.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.<\/p>\n

\"Big<\/a>
Big Redfish, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Friday, April 28, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Big<\/a>
Big Redfish 2, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Tuesday, 8-11-15 ~ #Sanibel #Captiva.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The red drum<\/b> (Sciaenops ocellatus<\/i>), also known as channel bass<\/b>, redfish<\/b>, spot tail bass<\/b>, or simply red<\/b>, is a game fish<\/a> found in the Atlantic Ocean<\/a> from Massachusetts<\/a> to Florida<\/a> and in the Gulf of Mexico<\/a> from Florida to northern Mexico<\/a>.[1]<\/a><\/sup> It is the only species in the genus Sciaenops<\/b><\/i>. The red drum is related to the black drum<\/a> (Pogonias cromis<\/i>), and the two species are often found in close proximity to each other; they can interbreed and form a robust hybrid, and younger fish are often indistinguishable in flavor.[2]<\/a>\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n

\"Redfish,<\/a>
Redfish, 11-20-13, Sanibel Oyster Bar, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Red drum are a dark red color on the back, which fades into white on the belly. The red drum has a characteristic eyespot<\/a> near the tail and is somewhat streamlined. Three-year-old red drum typically weigh 6-8 lb. The largest red drum on record weighed just over 94 lb and was caught in 1984 on Hatteras Island<\/a>. Red drum and black drum both make a croaking or drumming sound when distressed.<\/p>\n

\"Redfish,<\/a>
Redfish, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Friday, October 21, 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The most distinguishing mark on the red drum is one large black spot on the upper part of the tail base. Having multiple spots is not uncommon for this fish, but having no spots is extremely rare. As the fish with multiple spots grow older, they seem to lose their excess spots. Scientists believe that the black spot near their tail helps fool predators into attacking the red drum’s tail instead of its head, allowing the red drum to escape.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

\"Joey<\/a>
Joey Burnsed, Big Redfish, Big Smile, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Friday, April 28, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The red drum uses its senses of sight and touch, and its downturned mouth, to locate forage on the bottom through vacuuming or biting. On the top and middle of the water column, it uses changes in the light that might look like food. In the summer and fall, adult red drum feed on crabs<\/a>, shrimp<\/a>, and mullet<\/a>; in the spring and winter, adults primarily feed on menhaden<\/a>, mullet, pinfish<\/a>, sea robin<\/a>, lizardfish<\/a>, spot<\/a>, Atlantic croaker<\/a>, and mud minnows<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Big Redfish, Flats, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Saturday, June 25, 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Red drum naturally occur along the southern Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. Aquaculture activities involving them occur around the world.[4]<\/a><\/sup> Immature red drum prefer grass marsh areas of bays and estuaries when available. Both younger mature red drum (3-6 years of age) and bull red drum prefer rocky outcroppings including jetties and manmade structures, such as oil rigs and bridge posts. Around this type of structure, they are found throughout the water column.<\/p>\n

\"Redfish,<\/a>
Redfish, 1-3-14, Oyster Bars, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mature red drum spawn in near shorelines from mid-August to mid-October.[5]<\/a><\/sup> The red drum’s eggs incubate for 24 hours. A female lays about 1.5 million (with a range of 200,000 up to more than three million) eggs per batch. Scharf (2000) reported that in the first year, young red drum in Texas estuaries grew about 0.6 mm per day, though the rates varied with location and year and were higher in more southerly estuaries.[6]<\/a><\/sup> After the first year, they may be 271 \u2013 383 mm long. About half of red drum are able to reproduce by age 4 years, when they are 660-700 mm long and 3.4 \u2013 4 kg in weight. Red drum can live to be 60 years old.<\/p>\n

\"Redfish,<\/a>
Redfish, Oyster Bars, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Friday, March 11, 2016 ~ #Sanibel #Captiva.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n