Alfred Brand and his first redfish ever!
Wednesday morning could not have been better. I had the pleasure of guiding Alfred Brand who is a friend of Ollie Smith of Blue Ridge Anglers in Boone, NC who was kind enough to introduce the two of us. Alfred is a true gentleman and commited fisherman. I picked him up from his dock on Wrightsville Beach yesterday morning in the pre dawn and he was already smiling with the thought of going fishing.
We had an hour of falling tide on us already and needed to make our moves fast and Alfred still had to learn how to "walk the dog" with a topwater lure. I rarely see people learn how to manipulate a plug like that so quickly but Alfred had it down in under 30 yards of shoreline, and he caught and released his first red in that stretch.
We fished hard and saw plenty of pushing fish and had several topwater blow ups but only one really got the hooks in him. We made a couple of moves to different locations and Alfred impressed me with a long cast and perfect execution of the plug which rewarded him with an 8.5 lb. redfish that truly demolished the plug as it walked on the surface.
The fishing is good and we managed to find some schooling reds later in the morning but not before the wind caught up to us and sent us back to the docks. Early morning has been good and we are catching some beautiful reds on half day charters in the backcountry each day. Give me a call if you would like to join in the fun and take a sight fishing trip for redfish at 910-233-4520.
Good Luck Fishing!
Captain Seth Vernon
posted by Intracoastal Angler at 8:06 AM
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