His most compelling observation was what he calls the redfish "cone of vision" -- the zone that any angler should try to work around when sight-casting to reds. If a redfish's head were a clock face, its eyes would be at 2 and 10 o'clock on the dial. The fish can basically see "back" to 4 o'clock on the right side and to 8 o'clock on the left. But from 5 to 7 o'clock is its blind spot.

An angler should always make a point to throw the bait directly in front of the fish, or even with its head. The fish may strike at the bait if it hears it hit behind the eyes, but Holder says the combination of seeing and hearing the action of a topwater plug is what will drive a redfish to hit most of the time.

With this in mind, it's worth noting that it's almost a miracle of physics for a redfish to strike bait on the surface. The mouth of a red is designed to descend downward to feed on crustaceans on the bottom, not extend outward to gulp up schooling fish.

If you watch closely you can see the fish turn slightly to the side so they can strike the bait. Either the reds have evolved this ability over the years or Nature just goofed up somewhere down the line.

These feeding red schools will leave trails in the water that you can follow. By wearing polarized sunglasses and paying attention to subtle changes in water clarity an angler can make out these trails and use them to pursue the reds.

When they get to feeding in frenzy, a school of reds may look like more like an emerging submarine than a bunch of fish. In summer, this isn't always the case.

Look for subtle signs. A small mud boil may mean a lone redfish on the prowl. A ripple in the water can lead to a large school of aggressively feeding reds. And if you find a solid line of mud weaving its way along a shoreline or on the main lake, reds are not far behind.

A popular area to find reds during summer months are the gas wells on Lake Borgne. There are bunches of them and all of them have the potential to hold reds.

These wells make up their own mini ecosystems in the same way they do offshore.

The first thing you need to do is check to see if the poles have many barnacles on them. Those spots are good ones to fish because they are likely to draw in lots of baitfish and crustaceans, which reds of course dine on.

In addition, the wells located near shorelines with shell deposits are great places to fish.

Chunk one line in the shallowest spot and another in the deep and there is a very good chance will score on redfish.