Let’s talk a little bit about redfish spots. And I’m not talking about spots to catch redfish or spots to eat redfish, I’m talking about the physical spots on their bodies, which can number from 1 up to the point of looking like freckles on the side of the fish (if you catch a particularly unique one). A lot of people wonder whether the spots on a redfish mean anything, or whether more redfish spots means older fish (is it like counting the rings on a tree?), so let’s dive into some red drum biology and find out.

The Captain Experiences team recently bought a DJI Mavic Mini (its awesome) to take some shots for our site. Last week we were out fishing with one of our Damn Good Guides near Port O’Connor, Texas and saw hundreds upon hundreds of redfish schooling up. I was going to use our new drone to take some awesome footage of all of those fish. I really wanted to. And I would have loved to share that footage with the world (or at least, those who care about redfish). But it is with great sadness that I realized the footage would have been illegal, and so I have to settle for this blog about rules and regulations for drone flying in Texas and beyond.

Our fishing guides Venice share more on how great the fishing has been this summer. Here we go on our fishing reports for Venice, Louisiana:

Fishing Guides in Venice, Week of September 24th:

"The saltwater action in Venice, LA is starting to really heat up. Seems like we put good fish in the boat every trip that makes. Problem has been getting a good weather window to actually fish. Each day that passes moves us further away from peak hurricane season so the weather should begin to stabilize." -Captain Cory

Our Baffin Bay fishing guides share more on how great the fishing has been this summer. Here we go on our Baffin Bay fishing reports:

Fishing Guides in Baffin Bay, Week of August 20th:

"Croaker bite is still strong in Baffin Bay this week. The Upper Laguna has been hit and miss in the morning but comes on strong in the mid afternoon on grass lines around Edmonds and around Pita Island." -Captain Nino

Our fishing guides Port Aransas share more on how great the fishing has been this summer. Here we go on our fishing reports for Port Aransas, Texas:

Fishing Guides in Port Aransas, Week of August 27th:

"Port Aransas fishing report: catching Redfish, Speckled Trout, and Black Drum in shallow water and fishing the Port Aransas jetties." -Captain Jr

Our fishing guides Galveston share more on how great the fishing has been this summer. Here we go on our fishing reports for Galveston, Texas:

Fishing Guides in Galveston, Week of August 27th:

"It has been an above-average week on Galveston Bay this week. We stumbled onto some fish that wanted live shrimp. Good thing cause live croakers were hard to find. The redfish cooperated a little better this week, as you would expect with live shrimp." -Captain Harry

Our fishing guides Freeport share more on how great the fishing has been this summer. Here we go on our fishing reports for Freeport, Texas:

Fishing Guides in Freeport, Week of August 27th:

"Strong Freeport fishing report with Kingfish biting nearshore all summer long. As we roll into fall, the Kingfish are moving offshore but bull Redfish are biting hard nearshore." -Captain Mike