Sheepies Biting In Tampa Bay!
Capt. Sean Hagen
January 15, 2010
Tampa Bay - Saltwater Fishing Report
January's near freezing water temperatures
are the cause of a major fish kill through out
the state.
There can be no arguement that snook, tarpon,
and other game fish as well as bait fish have
taken a hard hit. Just how bad it really is and
how long it till take for fish populations to
fully recover; Only God Knows.
The good news is the sheephead bite is on and
boy-o, it's a good one. I fished the South shore
yesterday with Tampa Firefighter, Ricahrd
Salario, and my fiberglass guy Tim Childress.
We put in at Cockroach around noon, giving
it time to warm up. After surveying the area for
dead snook and other fish, which were regretably
plentiful, we pulled up on a good sheephead spot
with a lot of structure. Frozen shrimp, number 4
split shot, and 1/0 EUPRO j-hook proved deadly
for any goat within casting distance.
Markers around the South shore channels also
held plenty of sheepies. There were some smaller
fish in groups of 50-200 and we did have to weed
through a few shorts, but the keepers averaged
2.5-5lbs. We fished until we ran out of bait and
left them biting.
So, get out there and get-r-done or book a
trip and I'll show you how.
Till next time, have a safe and quality day
on the water.
Capt Sean "Fishing Like a Pro" with EUPRO
WWW.FISHINGWITHSHAMROCK.COM
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