Chandeleur Islands Redfish (or Golf)

October 5, 2007 By: Marshall Cutchin

Why would someone want to play golf when they could cast flies to some of the biggest, hungriest redfish in North America? Tim McDonald, the national golf editor of MSNBC.com seems to think the links are as good as the wade fishing in this 50-mile stretch of barrier islands south of New Orleans. “Picture yourself wading through warm, gin-clear water off a deserted island. You’re holding a fly fishing rod in your hand. You look off in the distance as the sun dancing off the water lulls you: Not a living soul around.”