Sheepshead

Sheepshead

Because of its bold and distinctive black and white vertically striped body, sheepshead are often referred to as the convict fish.

Sheepshead is one of the many "staple" fish in offshore waters of Grand Isle. It is a year round resident throughout the offshore waters of Grand Isle. Land bound anglers find them around dock pilings and boaters will catch them around oyster beds and nearshore reefs and wrecks, and offshore oil platforms.

Tackle and Techniques, You won't need any special tackle for sheepshead. Reels rated for 6-12 pound test line with a corresponding rod is sufficient when fishing in the backwaters. Attach 12-18" of 20 pound test line as a leader and you're ready to go. When fishing offshore over reef's and offshore oil platforms, a medium to heavy duty spinning rig or a basic boat rod and reel with 20 pound test line and a 40 pound test leader will make it easy but still keep the fun in catching these strong fighting and tasty fish.

This species is a adept bait stealer. Equipped with front teeth that look remarkably like our front teeth, sheepshead can pick the bait off your hook without hooking themselves. Towards the back of their mouth they have molar-like teeth that crush and grind their food. Live fiddler crabs, live or dead shrimp, and sand fleas are some of the favorite baits.

Sheepshead have small mouth so select a small, sharp hook. The first signs of a bite are one or more light taps. Ignore these and wait until you detect a heavy feeling on the line. That's when you want to set the hook. Keeping the weight used down to a minimum gives you the most sensitivity to feel those first few light taps.

Grand Isle is the "Jewel of Louisiana," a historic fishing village on the Gulf of Mexico, tiny in size, just eight and one half miles in length and three quarters of mile in width. Grand Isle is more properly measured by the boundless warmth, good humor and unmatched hospitality of its residents.

Unlike other "resort" communities, Grand Isle hasn't chosen to go modern. It possess an unpretentious mystique that is as warm and comfortable as South Louisiana hospitality. That is why generations of sport-fishermen return year after to bask the sun and bathe in the gentle surf. They keep coming back to fish, either on shore or off shore where the big ones wait to feed, either near the giant rigs or in open water, or the back bay.

At Grand Isle, shell collectors prowl the beach by day while at night the flickering glow of lanterns illuminate beach as nocturnal fishermen reap a harvest of flounder feeding along the shore line.

The history of Grand Isle is filled with pirate lore. Treasure hunters have searched in vain for gold and silver that is said to have been buried somewhere on Grand Isle.

For most of the year, Grand Isle with mild temperatures and clear weather, is a leisurely place that attracts visitors who come to fish, walk the beach, explore the dense undergrowth at the center of the island and observe the hundreds of thousands of migrating birds who make Grand Isle their first stop for rest when they return from the tropics across the central Gulf of Mexico.

Grand Isle is a Sportsman's Paradise

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