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RedFly Tournaments, Ruskin, FL (2026)

01/17/2026

TOMORROW is RedFly #20!! Registration and captain’s meeting will be on the morning of 1/17/26. Registration will start at 5:30 am. Captain’s meeting will be around 6:45 am, after which you will be released.

** BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR ENTRY FEES IN CASH**

** MAKE SURE TO HAVE YOUR TEAM'S MEASURING DEVICE FOR APPROVAL**

This will take place in the parking lot behind the Starbucks in Apollo Beach. There's plenty of parking behind the Salty Shamrock for skiffs.

10/27/2025

RedFly #20
• Saturday, January 17, 2026

• MANDATORY check in and captain's meeting on Saturday, 01/17/2026 at 5:30-6:45 am at Salty Shamrock Irish Pub. Each team, or solo angler, MUST bring their measuring device to be approved by tournament officials, to the captain’s meeting on 01/17/2026. The captain’s meeting will be at the Salty Shamrock Irish Pub (6816 US Hwy 41, Apollo Beach, FL 33572) at approximately 6:40 am on 01/17/2026.

• Tournament boundaries are from Pine Island (Bayport) to the north, to New Pass (Sarasota) to the south. Anglers can launch from any public ramp and must fish anywhere in between the boundaries, but lines may not be in the water prior to 7:00 am.

• $50.00 entry fee per 2-man team. $25.00 entry fee per solo angler. Registration fees will be collected at the captain’s meeting on 01/17/2026. Tournament entry fees may be paid with CASH ONLY.

• Weigh-in will be after the tournament from 3:00-4:00 pm on 01/17/2026. Anglers MUST be at the weigh-in NO LATER THAN 4:00 pm on 01/17/2026. Anglers arriving at 4:01pm will be disqualified. The weigh-in will be at the Salty Shamrock Irish Pub (6816 US Hwy 41, Apollo Beach, FL 33572).

• This is a catch-photo-and-release tournament. Each angler/team must provide cell phone pictures. Pictures will be inspected upon return to the weigh-in. Do not text pictures to tournament officials during the tournament.

• Fly Fishing gear only. Bait scents may not be used. No live bait, dead bait, cut bait, frozen bait, chumming, or tipping is allowed. Anglers are also not allowed to fish another boat’s chum line or area while that boat is actively chumming.

• RedFly #20 anglers may wade or fish from a boat, canoe, kayak, paddleboard, shoreline, dock, bridge, pier, etc. Anglers fishing with a partner from a kayak, paddleboard, or wading must stay within 50 yards of their partner and their vessel.

• Largest 2 redfish total to the nearest ¼ inch will win. 100% payback. 1st place – 60%, 2nd place – 30%, 3rd place – 10%. Tie breakers will be determined by the earliest check-in time.

• The whole fish must be in the picture along with an approved measuring device and tournament marker. Pictures that do not meet tournament requirements will not be counted and will lead to disqualification.

• Required USCG safety gear must be on board for those anglers fishing from a boat. Anglers must also possess a valid Florida saltwater fishing license and adhere to all state fishing regulations. RedFly #20 tournament anglers will also show courtesy to other tournament and recreational anglers. RedFly #20 anglers will also be expected to follow the honor system in this tournament by sticking with fly-fishing gear and adhering to tournament rules. If you cheat in a fishing tournament, you are just pathetic and sad.

• There will be a prize raffle after the weigh-in at the Salty Shamrock Irish Pub. The raffle will take place around 5:00 pm on 01/17/2026. Tickets will be $5 each or 5 for $20. Cash, Cash App and Venmo will be accepted for raffle tickets or donations. Venmo funds will be sent to . All Cash App funds will be sent to $shadowcastflyfishing. 100% of ALL raffle proceeds will benefit Tampa Bay Waterkeeper.

01/13/2025

RedFly #19 was another success! We definitely made the right move by postponing until Sunday. The weather was perfect. The bite was pretty tough. Big fish were hard to come by. However, 22.5" redfish seemed to be the going standard. 60 anglers fished RedFly and 14 teams weighed in fish. The largest fish was 28.5" which bucked the trend of recent years that multiple reds of 30"+ get weighed in. The prize raffle went off without a hitch. Big thanks to all of our sponsors. We raised over $1100 for Tampa Bay Waterkeeper. Now onto the results!!

1. Kyle Nalls/Jon Brett - 56"
2. Colby Hane/Justin Sexton - 52"
3. Trip Saunders/Sean Kersting - 51.25"
4. Clay Witt - 47.25"
5. Jon Bull/Chris Hartley - 45.25"
6. Timothy Fain/Zack Wark - 43.75"
7. Garrett Simmons/Erica Simmons - 42.5"
8. Stephen Farrell - 41.75"
9. Caleb Brady/Casey Brady - 41.25"
10. Ken Tutalo/John Miller - 33.5"
11. Parker Rabow/Dustin Pack - 27.5"
12. Greg Peterson/Nick Angelo - 24"
13. Marco Crespo/Austin McWhorter - 22.5"
14. Matt Giles - 21.75"

01/07/2025

Due to the rain and wind forecasts for Saturday, January 11 we will be pushing RedFly #19 back 24 hours to Sunday, January 12.

RedFly #19
• SUNDAY, January 12, 2025

• MANDATORY check in and captain's meeting on Sunday, 01/12/2025 at 5:30-6:45 am at Salty Shamrock Irish Pub. Each team, or solo angler, MUST bring their measuring device to be approved by tournament officials, to the captain’s meeting on 01/12/2025. The captain’s meeting will be at the Salty Shamrock Irish Pub (6816 US Hwy 41, Apollo Beach, FL 33572) at approximately 6:40 am on 01/12/2025.

• Tournament boundaries are from Pine Island (Hernando County) to the north, to Gasparilla Pass to the south. Anglers can launch from any public ramp and must fish anywhere in between the boundaries, but lines may not be in the water prior to 7:00 am.

• $50.00 entry fee per 2-man team. $25.00 entry fee per solo angler. Registration fees will be collected at the captain’s meeting on 01/12/2025. Tournament entry fees may be paid with CASH ONLY.

• Weigh-in will be after the tournament from 3:00-4:00 pm on 01/12/2025. Anglers MUST be at the weigh-in NO LATER THAN 4:00 pm on 01/12/2025. Anglers arriving at 4:01pm will be disqualified. The weigh-in will be at the Salty Shamrock Irish Pub (6816 US Hwy 41, Apollo Beach, FL 33572).

• This is a catch-photo-and-release tournament. Each angler/team must provide cell phone pictures. Pictures will be inspected upon return to the weigh-in. Do not text pictures to tournament officials during the tournament.

• Fly Fishing gear only. Bait scents may not be used. No live bait, dead bait, cut bait, frozen bait, chumming, or tipping is allowed. Anglers are also not allowed to fish another boat’s chum line or area while that boat is actively chumming.

• RedFly #19 anglers may wade or fish from a boat, canoe, kayak, paddleboard, shoreline, dock, bridge, pier, etc. Anglers fishing with a partner from a kayak, paddleboard, or wading must stay within 50 yards of their partner and their vessel.

• Largest 2 redfish total to the nearest ¼ inch will win. 100% payback. 1st place – 60%, 2nd place – 30%, 3rd place – 10%. Tie breakers will be determined by the earliest check-in time.

• The whole fish must be in the picture along with an approved measuring device and tournament marker. Pictures that do not meet tournament requirements will not be counted and will lead to disqualification.

• Required USCG safety gear must be on board for those anglers fishing from a boat. Anglers must also possess a valid Florida saltwater fishing license and adhere to all state fishing regulations. RedFly #19 tournament anglers will also show courtesy to other tournament and recreational anglers. RedFly #19 anglers will also be expected to follow the honor system in this tournament by sticking with fly-fishing gear and adhering to tournament rules. If you cheat in a fishing tournament, you are just pathetic and sad.

• There will be a prize raffle after the weigh-in at the Salty Shamrock Irish Pub. The raffle will take place around 5:00 pm on 01/12/2025. Tickets will be $5 each or 5 for $20. Cash, Cash App and Venmo will be accepted for raffle tickets or donations. Venmo funds will be sent to . All Cash App funds will be sent to $shadowcastflyfishing. 100% of ALL raffle proceeds will benefit Tampa Bay Waterkeeper.

12/13/2024

RedFly #19

• Saturday, January 11, 2025 (weather permitting). Alternate tournament day will be Sunday, January 12, 2025 (weather permitting)

• MANDATORY check in and captain's meeting on Saturday, 01/11/2025 at 5:30-6:45 am at Salty Shamrock Irish Pub. Each team, or solo angler, MUST bring their measuring device to be approved by tournament officials, to the captain’s meeting on 01/11/2025. The captain’s meeting will be at the Salty Shamrock Irish Pub (6816 US Hwy 41, Apollo Beach, FL 33572) at approximately 6:40 am on 01/11/2025.

• Tournament boundaries are from Pine Island (Hernando County) to the north, to Gasparilla Pass to the south. Anglers can launch from any public ramp and must fish anywhere in between the boundaries, but lines may not be in the water prior to 7:00 am.

• $50.00 entry fee per 2-man team. $25.00 entry fee per solo angler. Registration fees will be collected at the captain’s meeting on 01/11/2025. Tournament entry fees may be paid with CASH ONLY.

• Weigh-in will be after the tournament from 3:00-4:00 pm on 01/11/2025. Anglers MUST be at the weigh-in NO LATER THAN 4:00 pm on 01/11/2025. Anglers arriving at 4:01pm will be disqualified. The weigh-in will be at the Salty Shamrock Irish Pub (6816 US Hwy 41, Apollo Beach, FL 33572).

• This is a catch-photo-and-release tournament. Each angler/team must provide cell phone pictures. Pictures will be inspected upon return to the weigh-in. Do not text pictures to tournament officials during the tournament.

• Fly Fishing gear only. Bait scents may not be used. No live bait, dead bait, cut bait, frozen bait, chumming, or tipping is allowed. Anglers are also not allowed to fish another boat’s chum line or area while that boat is actively chumming.

• RedFly #19 anglers may wade or fish from a boat, canoe, kayak, paddleboard, shoreline, dock, bridge, pier, etc. Anglers fishing with a partner from a kayak, paddleboard, or wading must stay within 50 yards of their partner and their vessel.

• Largest 2 redfish total to the nearest ¼ inch will win. 100% payback. 1st place – 60%, 2nd place – 30%, 3rd place – 10%. Tie breakers will be determined by the earliest check-in time.

• The whole fish must be in the picture along with an approved measuring device and tournament marker. Pictures that do not meet tournament requirements will not be counted and will lead to disqualification.

• Required USCG safety gear must be on board for those anglers fishing from a boat. Anglers must also possess a valid Florida saltwater fishing license and adhere to all state fishing regulations. RedFly #19 tournament anglers will also show courtesy to other tournament and recreational anglers. RedFly #19 anglers will also be expected to follow the honor system in this tournament by sticking with fly-fishing gear and adhering to tournament rules. If you cheat in a fishing tournament, you are just pathetic and sad.

• There will be a prize raffle after the weigh-in at the Salty Shamrock Irish Pub. The raffle will take place around 5:00 pm on 01/11/2025. Tickets will be $5 each or 5 for $20. Cash, Cash App and Venmo will be accepted for raffle tickets or donations. Venmo funds will be sent to . All Cash App funds will be sent to $shadowcastflyfishing. 100% of ALL raffle proceeds will benefit Tampa Bay Waterkeeper.

08/24/2024

I love pickleball! I really love pickleball. But even I know that pickleball courts, disc golf courses, tennis courts, etc. DO NOT BELONG IN OUR STATE PARKS!!! People who have lived in Florida for less than 10 years don't get it. Y'all think that Florida is paradise right now.....you should've seen it 10, 15, 20, 25+ years ago! Our state parks are a reminder of what Florida used to be before it became inundated with transplants. Development is choking out our native animal and plant species, polluting our waterways, and basically eliminating any natural shorelines.

You want to build those types of amenities? Do it in county parks, or at county recreational centers. Improve those already standing facilities to give people the chance to enjoy those activities. I'll be right there next to you.

BUT KEEP FLORIDA STATE PARKS WILD!!!!!

https://floridawildlifefederation.org/action-state-parks-threat/

01/19/2024

Tomorrow is the big day!! RedFly #18

Here are some things to remember for tomorrow:

1. Check in starts at 5:30 am in the parking lot between Salty Shamrock and Starbucks in Apollo Beach off US 41. The captain’s meeting will happen around 6:35 am, after which you'll be released to go launch. Lines cannot be in prior to 7:00 am.

2. Entry fees must be paid in cash. $50 per team, $25 per solo angler.

3. If you have one, bring a ziploc sandwich baggy for your tournament marker.

4. Bring you measuring device to be approved.

5. Weigh-in starts at 3:00 pm at the Salty Shamrock and closes at 4:01 pm.

6. Raffle tickets can be paid for via, Cash, Venmo, Zelle, or Cash App.

7. Raffle ticket sales will start at 4:15 pm and end between 4:15-5:30 pm.

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