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The Sheepshead
Those jailhouse stripes adorning our featured subject mark his character well. Meet the sheepshead – truly a bait thief of the first order. Old-timers will tell you that in order to hook a sheepie, you need to set the hook “just before he breathes on your bait.” Maybe that’s taking things to extremes, but frustration can definitely abound when you encounter a bunch of these delicious critters…..
The Flounder
Here is what absolutely qualifies as one of the oddest critters on the planet – two eyes, but with a twist – both on the same side of its head. The flounder is almost immediately recognizable to most folks, usually as a “flatfish” or some similar name. Much of the U.S. coastal waters are inhabited by a similar species to our Gulf and Southern flounders.
Snook
Here’s a little flight of fancy for you dyed-in-the-wool bass fishermen out there: Wouldn’t it be great if there was a fish that had a largemouth’s mean disposition, a smallmouth’s strength, was faster than both and grew about four times as large? By the way, did I mention that it loves to hang out around structure like bass…….
Red Drum
The last misty remnants of the pre-dawn fog cling to the water, as the mirror smooth surface reflects a postcard-perfect sunrise. The only sound is the occasional crunch of your guide’s push pole contacting oysters in the soft mud of the marsh. As you stand on the forward casting platform of the flats boat,….
Mangrove Snapper
The wake from the flats boat laps gently among the red mangrove prop roots as you and your guide round a bend in the channel. The boat slows as you approach an oyster bar protruding out into the gin-clear water, creating an undercut ledge some 10-12 feet in depth. Anchoring upcurrent from the promising-looking hole, you drift weightless live bait into the swirling waters, watching as your line dips under the rocky embankment….
