On a frigid Jan. 8 morning, the 45-year-old charter-boat captain from Galliano needed only three casts to reel in a leopard redfish that many people are calling "unique" and "rare." Berthelot's ...

So much so, he was left seeing spots -- plenty of them. Pellegrin, a Houma native, nabbed a rare "leopard" redfish that is full of spots, as compared to most redfish that have just one spot on ...

Ryan Hernandez from Corpus Christi reeled in a rare "leopard redfish" while fishing near Baffin Bay in the Laguna Madre. "I have fished these water[s] for over 30 years and have never seen a ...

A Victoria man who described himself as “not much of an avid fisher” reeled in a rare catch last Saturday at Bendewald Point near Seadrift — a leopard redfish. Richard Garcia Jr., 40 ...

"I was confused for a moment. I thought maybe it was a speck." So-called 'leopard redfish' are indeed rare, but not unheard of. In January, Golden Meadow fishing guide Eddie Berthelot caught a 28 ...

While fishing between Golden Meadow and Pointe-aux-Chenes, Berthelot caught a so-called leopard redfish with 342 spots on one side and 328 on the other. The fish bit a live cocaho minnow ...

A redfish with lots of spots came out of the grass and ate the spoon. I could tell it was a leopard (more than the usual amount of spots) redfish; the water was so clear.” But when he got it in ...