| Description: |
| Weighs up to 8 lbs. Sheepshead are silver in color with 5 or 6 vertical black stripes on the sides. |
| Season / Size / Limit: |
| There is no closed season on sheepshead. Anglers are limited to 10 per person. They must be 12 inches in length. |
| per person. They must be 12 inches in length. Trebble hooks are prohibited with natural bait. |
| Tackle Tips & Facts: |
| Sheepshead move into the rivers to spawn in February. |
| Sheepshead are fond of pilings, where they eat the barnacles and |
| shrimp. Some anglers will use a rake to knock the barnacles off the |
| pilings as chum, then fish with a live shrimp fiddler crab or sand flea. |
| Sheepshead are champion bait stealers, so most anglers use small |
| hooks that will catch the fish in the lips or roof of the mouth. The |
| standard sheepshead rig consists of a No. 6 wire hok tied on a |
| dropper loop, with a 1-ounce weight at the bottom. Schools of |
| sheepshead travel together on the flats, where they can be sight |
| casted using a small live shrimp. Sheepshead are excellent table |
| fare. |