EUPRO Sheehead Report From Tampa Bay!

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