Freezing Redfish
No, this blog is not about storing redfish in your freezer. This blog is about when the temps drop below that 32 degree mark, how you can load the boat with some beautiful reds. It's like clockwork, when late fall and early winter rolls around. There are times you can count on catching easy limits of redfish. It happens every year. Typically the first few freezes are the best. What happens when those first few strong cold fronts blow threw is that the strong north winds blow the water out of the marsh. This causes the many types of baitfish to move to deeper and warmer waters. These waters are many bayous located throughout south Louisiana. The many oilfield canals tend to be deeper in the back end where wellheads are located or used to be located. There you will find baitfish concentrated and where the redfish will be foraging on them. While many fishers use market shrimp or live minnows, no live bait is needed when this occurs. Under certain conditions the redfish will be very ...