Sheepshead Fishing in the Key West, Florida Area
Sheepshead are often overlooked by many anglers who come here and we understand why since there are so many awesome species of fish to catch here and something is always biting year round. While in many areas of Florida farther north, the sheepshead is one of the few fish that will be easy to catch once the cold fronts move into the state. In the Florida Keys, you have warm weather year round. However, if you want to target sheepshead, you will find them inshore around the mangroves, docks and anywhere you can find some barnacles.
Sheepshead Fishing Tips
Sheepshead are one of the tougher saltwater fish to catch on artificial lures. It can be done, but using live or natural baits can out fish lures by 10 to 1 or more at times. It is easy to understand why most anglers just go with live bait and they don’t even mess with lures when fishing for sheepshead. Shrimp and fiddler crabs are the most popular baits, but don’t rule out a variety of cut baits, oysters and sand fleas. Sheepshead are known for stealing your bait and they also are a tough fish, so make sure you have a strong enough hook and a solid medium-heavy to heavy action fishing rod or you will lose a lot of fish.
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