RED DRUM "Redfish"

Channel Bass, Red Bass, Drum.

Found along Assateague's shoreline while surf fishing during the fall. Also found in bays such as Chincoteague Bay while trolling or casting from the shores of Ocean City. A fish often found near deep channels, anglers that cast along shallow flats or grassy shorelines can experience a strike many times in these areas.

Usually has a black spot on the tail and is red in over all color.

Range from 2 to 45 pounds mostly. The world record is 94 pounds, 2 ounces. Red Drum are considered a fine trophy fish in many respects. They feed on fish, mollusks and crustaceans and can live 20 years or longer.

Strong running fish after the strike, many surf fishermen watch them peel the line out as they race off the shores of Assateague's pristine coastline.