![]() ![]() These fish are very tolerant of fresh water. They are often found at the mouths of rivers and bayous that flow into bays. Small black drum can be caught using conventional light tackle. That should come as no surprise, since they are members of These smaller fish are often caught side by side with redfish. The name puppy drum is given to black drum under 10 pounds. While it is true the large crab crunchers don't have much appeal as table fare, it's the smaller puppy drum that can surprise. Then cool the meat and substitute it in dishes that call for crabmeat.īLACK DRUMWhen most anglers hear the mention of black drum, they cringe and think of the huge fish that is targeted with cracked crab. Cut off any red meat from the filets and cook it in crab boil for a few minutes (until flaky). The meat of a sheepshead is often served as imitation crabmeat. Of course, they are good fried, but I like mine blackened on a white-hot cast iron skillet with plenty of seasonings! Sheepshead are excellent prepared several different ways. A 6-pound sheepshead will put a strain on your wrist if you're not prepared. This means you have to be quick on the hookset so you can pull the fish away from the barnacle-covered structure. This often causes a sheepshead stampede!įishing is done vertically, very close to the structure. Sheepshead pros take along a shovel to scrape barnacles off structure to put food and scent in the water. For that reason, they can be "chummed" up. ![]() The fish have chopper-like teeth and are often seen chomping on barnacles to get at the meat inside. They can be caught on shrimp, fiddler crabs and even the meat of oysters. ![]() Sheepshead hang around structure such as pilings, rock jetties and piers and are fond of crustaceans. If these same anglers ever taste one of the pure white filets from this fish fried up golden brown, the sheepshead they catch thereafter would be tossed in the cooler instead. SHEEPSHEADSheepshead is a fish that many anglers toss overboard as soon as they catch it. ![]()
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