Definition of redfish
: any of various reddish fishes: such asa (1) : a marine scorpaenid food fish (Sebastes marinus) of the northern Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America that is usually bright rose red or orange red when mature —called also rosefish (2) : a fish (Sebastes mentella) related to the redfishb : red drum
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The Live Weigh-In competition for speckled trout and redfish will return at the Dauphin Island site.
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The Commerce Department has said that if the Gulf states close waters to recreational redfish anglers on weekdays at least through Labor Day, a federal season will run the weekends of June 17 through Sept. 4.
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Bruhl also caught a sizable speckled trout and bull redfish on a generic popping frog.
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Arnie Sedel, Allen Furia and Walter Cornwall caught a total of 80 redfish to top the inshore boats.
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Dixey Bar continues to turn out jumbo redfish when wave conditions allow fishing the area; www.ateamfishing.com.
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Gallo has caught numbers of them on gold-spinner-and-soft-plastic combos designed for redfish.
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First Known Use of redfish
15th century
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