Redfish Wading Strategies

August 19, 2005 By: Marshall Cutchin

Frank Sargeant gives some excellent advice on the best positioning for wading fly fishers in today’s Tampa Bay Online. “The waters behind the outside bar separating the flats from the open water of the bay often have a number of deeper holes — in this case ‘deep’ might be only 24 inches — where fish gather on low water. The runouts through the bar, which are the only exit as the water drops, become ambush points for gamefish, too. The runouts clearly can be seen because of the rippling, rushing water flowing through them.”