As of Friday morning, the video – titled “Louisiana's Redfish Population Has Collapsed” – had nearly 22,000 views. “I've covered the outdoors in Louisiana for 30 years.

Nothing I’ve ever caught on a fly fights back as hard as a redfish. Once you have experienced redfish in the marsh, it’s tough imagine not going back every year.

Kevin Morlock searches for redfish in the marsh on the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana. The brutal cold snap a couple of weeks ago was the final straw.

Louisiana's redfish limits changing for first time in decades. Here are the new rules. By MIKE SMITH | Staff writer Jun 7, 2024 3 min to read ...

I have been on a redfish fly kick so far this winter, spinning up large, flashy and hairy forage shrimp and crab patterns for these beasts of the marsh. These flies require big rods to throw them, ...

I've talked to people in Montana that come down over winter just because they want to go fish for big redfish in the marsh — fly fish for them. It's just a part of Louisiana culture.” ...

While redfish can be found in the shallow marsh ponds year-round, the cold-weather months may be the most enjoyable for chasing the bronzed-scaled fish with fly rods for a number of reasons.

Photo caption: Louisiana officials say the population of the red drum, better known as the redfish, is on the decline in the Pelican State. Photo courtesy Facebook/Louisiana Department of Wildlife and ...

I have been on a redfish fly kick so far this winter, spinning up large, flashy and hairy forage shrimp and crab patterns for these beasts of the marsh. These flies require big rods to throw them, ...