Sheepshead Fishing in the Space Coast Area
The waters of the Space Coast do provide some good sheepshead fishing when the waters are cooler in the winter months. Some of this area’s most popular inshore waters to fish consist of large flats with no docks, jetties or other types of structures that sheepshead love, so for many anglers, sheepshead are not part of the game plan here. If you fish the area’s bridges, docks, sea walls and drop-offs near the flats, you can find some sheepshead.
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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