Fall Redfish Roundup

Redfish are a predictable lot -- they'll eat when food avails. But just as a dog will growl at even his owner for trying to take away his food dish, Florida redfish get really aggressive when fall starts to threaten their chow line.

Spring through summer finds vast schools of pilchards, threadfin herring and Spanish sardines roaming the inshore shallows from backwater bays to coastal Gulf beaches. Redfish and other predators dine at their leisure on these briny buffets during the warm season, but with days growing shorter and temperatures falling, forage sources will soon start to dwindle and those with copper scales will be pushing...