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Red Drum

Description

One of Florida's most popular sport fish, red drum is also one of the state's most widespread
estuarine inhabitants. Also called redfish, channel bass, spottail, and red bass, red drum are
easily identified by the eyespot on the tail.

This brochure discusses the red drum and includes a description of the fish, range, life history,
management efforts, and information on Project Tampa Bay, a project aimed at determining the
most cost-effective and successful methods of marine stock enhancement.
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Source - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute