Field Notes
Summer sheepshead tactics
Chasing sheepshead with fiddler crabs and the right technique provides action and challenges for adults and children throughout the summer. […]
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Features
Coastal Cornucopia
People can fish in the Gulf of Mexico, the rivers, around the islands, off the beaches and in the bays for many different species. […]
Features
Structure-loving sheepshead are an angler’s winter wonder
Sheepshead traditionally rank low on the desirability scale on the Mississippi Coast, but they provide outstanding sport for any angler. […]
Field Notes
‘Scraping’ is a little-used, effective method for catching sheepshead
Fishermen should try scraping barnacles and oysters off pier posts and seawalls to chum sheepshead into biting this September. […]
Newsletters
An easy way to clean sheepshead
Humberto Fontova expertly demonstrates the proper step-by-step technique of how to clean a sheepshead — including a great tip on avoiding the rib bones. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Top 5 hot spots for November fishing
November is a peak fishing time in Mississippi, with fish naturally entering a period of heavy feeding in advance of winter and the spring spawning season. […]
Columns
Species spotlight: Sheepshead
Sheepshead are sought after by many anglers for their sporty fight as well as their tasty table fare. Most succesful anglers devote a lot of time to them. […]
Field Notes
Chum up a sheepshead
Once located, it’s not difficult to get sheepshead to bite, but finding them first is the key, and chumming can be a way to concentrate the hungry fish. […]
Inshore Fishing
Sheepshead ugly and, boy, what teeth …
Sheepshead got their name for a reason: their faces forevermore look like those of sheep, with teeth that can do harm to weak hooks and an ill-placed finger. […]
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Piling on sheepshead on the bridges
Sheepshead get little respect outside of the small percentage of coastal fishermen who relish the winter opportunity to easily rack up big catches of them. […]
Inshore Fishing
Bridge pilings present another option
Guides Kenny Shiyou of Shore Thing Charters in Bay St. Louis and Robert Earl McDaniel of WhipaSnapa Charters in Biloxi welcome the fall transition and approaching cold weather. […]
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Winter sheepshead
“How’s the snapper?” I asked.
“It’s OK, but it could use some garlic,” Uncle Topper replied. […]