First Big Sheepshead Haul This Year!

Sheepshead fishing has been hit and miss so far this winter. The water has not really cooled off yet. This will change over the next couple weeks though! We stayed inshore all day because of a brisk SW wind that made the Gulf very rough. We fished some spots around the Destin Bridge that usually produce, but there were only Pinfish there to steal our bait. Once settling on a different spot we found some hungry fish! We landed 6 nice keepers between 14-18". The usual Carolina Rig was not working at all, but a specific jighead rigged with shrimp was very effective! This haul made for some nice fillets and a delicious dinner!