03-14-2007, 06:50 PM
Into the month of April you'll start seeing them more inshore along the jetties and piers. It's kinda funny once they make thier way along the coast line. I remember the first time I saw someone fishing for sheephead on a pier. This old man and woman had a pillow on the rail and they were leaned over, holding thier rod. Just as still as can be, patient as ever. LOL, I was thinking to myself, what the hell are they fishing for? [
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Personally, i've not had much luck inshore for sheephead, atleast not along the grand strand. The bays up close to Hilton Head Island have a great inshore fishery for sheephead, as well as Georgetown and Charleston.
Some of the old dogs in murrells inlet say the sheepheads will come inshore long enough to clean out the barnacles from the jettie walls, and thats when they move offshore to the wrecks. When the barnacles grow back, they come back inshore. I thought it sounded fishy, but it could be true. I mean, fish follow the food. And it would be safer for a slow fish like a sheephead inshore.
I find the fish off the coast on the wrecks to be more aggresive. Just my opinion.[cool]
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] Personally, i've not had much luck inshore for sheephead, atleast not along the grand strand. The bays up close to Hilton Head Island have a great inshore fishery for sheephead, as well as Georgetown and Charleston.
Some of the old dogs in murrells inlet say the sheepheads will come inshore long enough to clean out the barnacles from the jettie walls, and thats when they move offshore to the wrecks. When the barnacles grow back, they come back inshore. I thought it sounded fishy, but it could be true. I mean, fish follow the food. And it would be safer for a slow fish like a sheephead inshore.
I find the fish off the coast on the wrecks to be more aggresive. Just my opinion.[cool]
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