Sheepshead: Don’t overlook these fish
The most-underrated saltwater fish in Louisiana has to be the sheepshead. The good news for kayak anglers is that they are hard fighters.[…]
The most-underrated saltwater fish in Louisiana has to be the sheepshead. The good news for kayak anglers is that they are hard fighters.[…]
Ian Lovell, 9, caught his biggest sheepshead to date near the Hopedale long rocks in Aug. 2020.
Fishermen should try scraping barnacles and oysters off pier posts and seawalls to chum sheepshead into biting this September.[…]
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.[…]
For anglers up for the challenge of fishing the Shell Beach area this month, Capt. Eric Olsen of Saltwater Therapy has some helpful pointers.[…]
Young anglers figured prominently on the final leaderboard in many categories for the 2019 Coastal Conservation Association’s Louisiana STAR Tournament.[…]
Catch Cormier has caught sheepshead while fly fishing on a wide variety of flies. But by far, the largest number have come on Charlies.[…]
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.[…]
Wayne Orfanello rarely keeps sheepshead, but he saved some big ones for a buddy’s grill — turns out one qualifies as a Top 10 fish for the Louisiana record books. […]
Often a last resort for Captain Marty, when weather gets bad, the crew thought it would be fun to show the audience how to target sheepshead.[…]
One of the many challenges of being a fishing guide is the pressure of putting clients on fish day in and day out, no matter the weather.[…]
Kerry Audibert explains why you should make the long run from Shell Beach to Breton Sound to catch sheepshead, bull reds, and black drum.[…]
Sheepshead are a delight on the table. Kerry Audibert walks through the steps to becoming an expert at filleting sheepshead.[…]
Don’t worry about extreme low tides and marsh-emptying north winds: Head to this collection of platforms to mop up on delectable sheepshead.[…]
I’d venture that a rig-caught winter sheepshead actually beats a deep marsh redfish as table fare. The saltier the water, the better tasting the fish.[…]
Doc’s spanking-new bay boat, a 24-footer, was primed for its maiden voyage. Doc himself seemed uncharacteristically pumped for the occasion; lately his fishing had seemed more perfunctory than the traditional obsession we all recalled while growing up together.[…]