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Red Drum

Sciaenops ocellatus

Coasts: the Mid-Atlantic, the Southeast, the Keys, the Gulf

Season: Peak Sep–Nov

Typical size: 18-40 in, 3-30 lbs

Also called: Redfish, Red Fish, Channel Bass, Puppy Drum, Bull Red

Copper-bronze with a black tail spot; roots in the shallows and runs the surf in fall. Over 27 in it's a bull.

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