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
  • Guerrero spotted the tag when the redfish came near the boat.
    Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 13 June 2020
  • Oh, there's also a bunch of redfish on the bridge legs as well.
    Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 14 Apr. 2018
  • Take a half- or full-day trip to reel in tarpon, grouper, trout, redfish, and even sharks.
    Outside Online, 2 May 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • From the coast, redfish are active with the cooler water.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 28 Nov. 2021
  • Seek out the deepest holes in these areas and fish live shrimp near bottom for sheepshead, trout and redfish.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 19 Feb. 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
  • For smaller species such as redfish, trout, whiting, pompano and flounder, look for a rod in the 8- to 10-foot range.
    The Editors, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Lots of gamesters, snook, tarpon, largemouth bass and redfish.
    Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2022
  • 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 jerkbaits and swimbaits near docks, points and mangroves for snook, redfish and trout.
    Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 June 2018
  • The redfish limit is three fish daily from 16 to 26 inches long.
    Frank Sargeant, AL.com, 31 Mar. 2018
  • From the coast, anglers are reporting lots of action on trout, redfish and sheepshead in the creeks, rivers and dug channels.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Bay fishing is likely to yield catches of trout and redfish.
    Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Catching speckled trout and redfish is so easy right now that Todd Masson and Capt.
    Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • For many chefs, the near collapse of redfish helped them realize their role as stewards in the health of fisheries.
    Greg Larose, NOLA.com, 10 Feb. 2018
  • Spoons, soft plastic jerkbaits and jigs also work for redfish along with a few trout.
    Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 June 2018
  • On the beach, whiting are still abundant, and there are plenty of redfish running just outside the bar.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 2 July 2021
  • Sweet, freshly cooked shrimp and redfish are rolled up with gooey pepper jack cheese and covered with a zesty poblano cream sauce.
    Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The menu has 14 kinds of tacos, from redfish or pastor to tamarind duck or cauliflower Romesco.
    Bud Kennedy, star-telegram, 30 May 2018
  • Corpus Christi: Black drum, flounder, redfish, sheepshead and speckled trout are some of the most plentiful fish found in the area.
    Jerry Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 11 June 2018
  • Demand for that dish nearly led to the collapse of redfish in Louisiana in the 1980s.
    Eve Conant, Travel, 30 Dec. 2020
  • There was a half-mile-long school of mullet jumping on the outside of the grass where depth dropped from about 2 feet to 4 feet, and both redfish and trout were running the edge with the mullet.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 5 Jan. 2020
  • Sharks live there along with the glory species: tuna, redfish, tarpon, and red snapper.
    Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2021

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