{"id":212,"date":"2022-09-14T02:07:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T02:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=212"},"modified":"2022-09-14T02:07:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T02:07:03","slug":"fisherman-catches-leopard-redfish-on-south-texas-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=212","title":{"rendered":"Fisherman Catches &#8220;Leopard Redfish&#8221; on South Texas Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Every redfish is unique, and it\u2019s not that unusual for a Gulf Coast spot-tail to sport a few extra spots. But the leopard redfish that Ryan Hernandez caught late last month on the South Texas Coast falls in a class of its own. <\/p>\n<p>The fish had so many spots that it looked more like a cross between a redfish and a speckled trout\u2014which is what many commenters on social media pointed out when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheBubbaSTXsportsman\/posts\/pfbid02WpVFfHmHUixAQVaPDzb5828hpLm6o2LLSC6ZRUtn6Efxp9tKQRsiA6C6QxEqCYtl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Bubba\u2019s South Texas Sportsman<\/a> shared photos of the fish on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTheBubbaSTXsportsman%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02WpVFfHmHUixAQVaPDzb5828hpLm6o2LLSC6ZRUtn6Efxp9tKQRsiA6C6QxEqCYtl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"609\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s momma must have been hanging out with a bunch of speckled trout,\u201d one commenter quipped.<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez also chimed in and commented that the fish had over 300 spots per side. He added that they caught the fish in Bird Island Basin, which is located in the Upper Laguna Madre not far from Corpus Christi, Texas. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve never seen or heard of a leopard redfish, you\u2019re not alone. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/captdannyalvarez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Capt. Danny Alvarez<\/a> was guiding Hernandez along with his son Eric Alvarez and some of their extended family that day, and he\u2019s been fishing the Laguna Madre for roughly 50 years. He\u2019s caught who-knows-how-many reds during that time, and he\u2019s never actually seen a redfish like this in person. The way Alvarez tells the story, he was pretty sure the redfish was a speckled trout at first.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I first saw it, from 15 or 20 yards out, I saw all the specks and it looked like a big trout,\u201d Alvarez told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwatersportsman.com\/news\/angler-catches-rare-leopard-redfish\/?fbclid=IwAR3zEFww_2GiblaYkPVfaMotOILBtpAuu0v1CzodBSSDevo0aI1xRx_iKt0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Saltwater Sportsman<\/a>. \u201cI said, \u2018Man, that\u2019s a good trout.\u2019 He kept on fighting it, and [the fish] kept on taking line, and once it got closer I said, \u2018Aw, that ain\u2019t no trout: That\u2019s a redfish.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" data-dimension=\"landscape\"><figcaption>The beautiful leopard redfish caught everyone\u2019s attention back at the marina. <i>Capt. Danny Alvarez<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alvarez added that once they netted the rare redfish, everyone on board was mesmerized. Instead of the typical dulled copper hues that most anglers associate with redfish, Alvarez said this one had \u201ca real shiny color to the skin, like a turquoise shell all over its top half. It was beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After landing it, Hernandez decided to keep the leopard redfish so he could have it mounted. As for the total number of spots, Hernandez and another angler onboard counted roughly 311 spots on just one side of the fish, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwatersportsman.com\/news\/angler-catches-rare-leopard-redfish\/?fbclid=IwAR3zEFww_2GiblaYkPVfaMotOILBtpAuu0v1CzodBSSDevo0aI1xRx_iKt0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saltwater Sportsman<\/a>. They didn\u2019t even bother to count the spots on the other side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll probably never see another one like it,\u201d Alvarez said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v3.2\" id=\"facebook-js-js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorlife.com\/fishing\/leopard-redfish-caught-texas-coast\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every redfish is unique, and it\u2019s not that unusual for a Gulf Coast spot-tail to sport a few extra spots. But the leopard redfish that Ryan Hernandez caught late last month on the South Texas Coast falls in a class of its own. 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