The Redfish Situation

At its peak, it was not unheard of to catch 100 redfish in a single day when fishing the coastal waters of Louisiana. While the fishing is still good, liberal bag limits, habitat loss and other factors have caused the number of redfish to fall dramatically. According to a recent assessment conducted by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife redfish stocks have gone from a high of 23 million fish in 1999 to 8.7 million in 2021. There are talks of reducing harvest to combat the situation but many wonder if that will be enough. We invited lifetime Louisiana angler Chris Macaluso on the podcast to provide some insight on the redfish situation in the Gulf of Mexico. Not only is Chris an active angler, he is also the director of the Center for Marine Fisheries at the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. Subscribe to Anglers Journal Sign up for the free newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices