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. […]
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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. […]
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CCA holding Stripes, Spots, Dots event
Calling it “Stripes, Spots and Dots” to cover all three fish involved, the Mississippi CCA will hold its first fundraising tournament of the year Feb. 7 as part of the Biloxi Boat and RV Show at the Coast Coliseum. […]
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Herding sheep — Sheepshead fishing offers close-in coastal action
The 16-foot Uncle Buck’s Crappie Pole allowed Biloxi’s Kyle Perry to drop the bait straight down into the strike zone. Perry’s bait hadn’t sunk 18 inches when the bright-yellow tip of the pole bobbed twice and then went straight down. […]
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Non-stop island action
It looked like a Foot Locker employee convention swimming around the reef near Ship Island as Capt. Travis Paige of Goin’ Coastal Charters quietly trolled up to the structure. […]