Last week, we were reminded that we’re getting into prime sheepshead season in the intracoastal, because sheepshead have a decent tolerance for cooler water. Craig Patterson, who owns and operates ...

Sheepshead fish (Archosargus probatocephalus) are a species of ray-finned, predominantly marine fish commonly found along the eastern coastline of North America and South America. They are known for ...

Swish, BAM! Swish, BAM! Swish, BAM! A triple-header. All three of us were connected to nice sheepshead at the same time. It was exciting. I had always thought of myself as a good sheepshead fisherman, ...

Eyeball to eyeball, they’re uglier than homemade soap. Small mouth but big teeth and lots of ’em. More teeth than grandpa’s rip-saw, and not exactly in decent formation. Sloped head with protruding ...

December is the month we make the transition away from bait fish, and shrimp becomes the primary diet for most fish. Apart ...

The neighborhood and the bay took their name from the sheepshead, a saltwater fish found in the bay’s waters. These fish were abundant off the shore until population numbers declined during the late ...

The monikers and nicknames we’ve doled out to most fish species tend toward the obvious. You don’t have to be an avid angler or an ichthyologist (a scientist who studies fish)—heck, you don’t even ...

If you are looking for a good winter fishing opportunity, sheepshead just might be the ticket. And if you are hoping to catch some larger sheepshead this time of year, consider heading out to one of ...

1: At Big Pier 60 in Clearwater, the water has been churned up since the storm and fishing is a bit slow. A few Spanish mackerel, whiting and black sea bass have been caught. Sheepshead are biting on ...