How to Use red drum in a Sentence

red drum

noun
  • The picture on the post was taken at night and showed a man holding two bull red drum.
    Houston Chronicle, 1 July 2018
  • Though red drum fish are a coastal species, the rules for catching them in the San Antonio-area lakes are different.
    Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The king of trash, freshwater drum look and act a lot like red drum, the revered saltwater gamefish, but they’re found in sweet-water lakes and rivers.
    Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 2 Aug. 2019
  • The same applies to saltwater anglers wanting to tag a red drum over 28 inches.
    Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2020
  • Fish kills along the Texas coast were expected for recreational favorites such as spotted sea trout and red drum.
    John Flesher and Jamie Stengle, Chron, 24 Feb. 2021
  • On Monday, the actress, 38, shared videos on her Instagram Story of son Rennie having a blast with a tiny red drum set.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2022
  • Researchers found similar results with adult red drum, where the circle hook performed better than the J hook.
    Popular Science, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Earlier this month, the actress shared videos on her Instagram Story of son Rennie having a blast with a tiny red drum set.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2022
  • Fishermen can catch blue crab, spotted and sand seatrout, sea catfish, red drum, and southern flounder in the island's waters.
    Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Note: There are special regulations on red drum (daily bag limit of three).
    Jerry Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 11 June 2018
  • Due to their range and abundance, blue crabs are the most common live bait crab and are used for a wide variety of gamefish, including tarpon, permit, cobia, red drum, and more.
    Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 2 Jan. 2020
  • Though red drum are only stocked once each year, Nisbet said catfish are put into several area ponds throughout the area multiple times each year.
    Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Those fish included sea trout, red drum (redfish), red snapper, Southern flounder, black drum, catfish and croaker.
    Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The water quality improvement along with a gill net ban has contributed to the recovery of several fish species including striped mullet, red drum and spotted sea trout.
    Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2019
  • Oysters are a keystone species, filtering water and building out reefs that reduce erosion while supporting a vibrant habitat for sea trout, red drum, crabs and an abundance of other marine life.
    Zachary T. Sampson, orlandosentinel.com, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Kiene said his program predecessor, Reid Nelson, observed little to no movement from red drum in certain locations.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 6 June 2021
  • Studies of the economically valuable spotted seatrout and red drum found that fish in oiled areas showed reduced reproduction, and that even years after the spill, oil remaining in the environment is still toxic to fish larvae.
    National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2020
  • It’s particularly noted for producing huge black drum as well as red drum or redfish in winter—the recent Thanksgiving weekend turned out some whoppers both for anglers fishing during the day and those fishing under the lights after sundown.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 1 Dec. 2021

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