Pensacola Fishng Report - March Madness brings big sheepshead
Capt. John Rivers
March 17, 2012
Pensacola - Saltwater Fishing Report
The Spring Break sheepshead run is in full swing. The bite should last for around 6 –7 weeks and then we're off to the flats for some trout & redfish action. But let's not jump the gun; let's talk about how awesome the inshore deep-water bite has been.
This past week my clients have been hooking up some big sheepshead and some other fun drag-screaming critters. Each day has brought some exciting action like 7 ft bull sharks trying to take our sheepshead at the boat, fog rolling in out of the pass making the fishing feel like something out of a scary movie, and then of course the great fishing.
It's truly been a great week of fishing with some great clients. Not only have we been hammering the big sheepies this week, but we've even had some nice red snapper come to the boat. Check out this monster 23" red snapper caught by Alan on Thursday while sheepshead fishing in the pass.
He was all smiles after landing it, but kind of bummed when I told him we had to throw it back, but we snapped a quick pic before returning it to the water.
On Wednesday, I had Kathy with her family from Minnesota and she landed the biggest sheepshead of the week, a whopper 23" Monster!
She did a great job fighting the fish and at the end of the day she had bragging rights for catching the biggest fish of the trip.
Friday afternoon was truly an inshore fishing adventure. Chris and his family from Texas had a trip to remember for sure. Loads of sheepshead, we could have loaded the boat, but they only kept enough for everyone at the condo for dinner. We also headed out into the gulf for some light tackle Spanish mackerel action along the beach.
What a great trip; rods bent all day, drags screaming and lots of smiles and laughs. That's what Spring break is all about. This week was a great start to the new season and I couldn't have asked for better clients.
It's been a great week of fishing so far, and I'm looking forward to the next trip to show my clients what March fishing is all about here in the Panhandle.
Tackle Corner
My tackle this year is the same as last year with a couple of new combo's. The combo's I used last year are my 4000 Penn Battles with 7ft Medium Heavy All Star Rods. The new combo's are my Abu Garcia 6600c bait casters with 7 Ft Medium Heavy Berkley Lighting Rods. Both of these setups are landing these big sheepies with ease, yet they are still light enough to have great fight.
Till the next adventure, Tight Lines.
Capt. John
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