Redfish Photo Essay

Hungry redfish search for food in a North Carolina salt marsh.

A small shrimp makes a desperate, acrobatic leap to escape a hungry redfish.

Several cruising redfish, pushing a distinct wake.

Tiny shrimp scatter through the air in all directions as a hungry redfish explodes on them.

An egret follows a redfish school hoping for some free lunch. Many kinds of birds do this.

Ken Shannon on the fly rod, Chuck Naiser on the push pole, Aransas National WIldlife Refuge, Texas.

Ken Shannon with a redfish on the fly rod, Kevin Carter with a pair in his hands. Plaquemines Parrish, Louisiana

Five year old Kevin was trading this redfish for a trip to Disney’s Haunted Castle. No wonder he’s happy! Mosquito Lagoon, Florida

This was Makoto’s first redfish. As he held it for the photo, it was squirting milt all over his leg. Indian River Lagoon, Florida

Tailing redfish, Mosquito Lagoon, Florida

Tailing redfish in a Georgia salt marsh.

Stalking a tailing red in a Georgia salt marsh.

He’s on! A black bunny leech did the trick.

Aye, ’tis a handsome redfish!

This is the ugliest redfish I’ve ever seen. I caught it in the Mosquito Lagoon.

Kayaking is a favorite way to hunt for redfish. Here my son Maxx is surrounded by them. Indian River Lagoon, Florida

A beautiful redfish on a spectacular afternoon. Banana River Lagoon, Florida

This fish was pushing 20 pounds. Banana River Lagoon, Florida

My son Alex with a handsome redfish. Banana River Lagoon, Florida