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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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