Fishing Information: 912-617-5577

SHEEPSHEAD FISHING CHARTERS - ST. SIMONS ISLAND GEORGIA

Georgia Offshore Reef Sheepshead Fishing Season (March, April, May)

The Bait: Fiddler Crabs! True crabs have five pairs of limbs.. Four pair are used for walking: these are the legs or ambulatories. The two clawed limbs are called the chelipeds. On male fiddler crabs, the larger cheliped is the major cheliped, the smaller the minor cheliped. Female fiddler crabs have two small chelipeds that are similar to the minor cheliped in the males.
The Fishing Tackle: LIGHT! The ABU Kalex Reel, all new for 2011 is easily usable by anglers of all ages and sizes. The reel is capable of holding a large amount of braided line and handling a very large fish while it's light weight allows the angler to feel every bite, every jerk of the fight with ease.
The Eats: Excellent! Sheepsead offer a fillet with the texture of Red Snapper believe it or not. Not only are they fun to catch, they're just awesome on the dinner table that night as well. The bigger sheepies are caught in the spring season on the offshore reefs in they're also there in big numbers most seasons. You'll eat well after a sheepshead fishing trip.. Enjoy!

Georgia Charter Fishing for Reef Bandits (Sheepshead) OFFSHORE STYLE! This page is full of information about Sheepshead fishing charters here on the GA coast. Georgia's nearshore reef system is literally a breeding ground for many types of bottom fish, baitfish and other ocean dwellers.

Everyones Big Question... What is so great about Georgia Offshore Sheepshead Fishing? There are many aspects of Sheepshead fishing that make it such a great light tackle sport. Many times, anglers enjoy the very real possibility of catching a Reef Bandit on the offshore reefs in the 10 to 12 pound range, which is absolutely possible. Knowing a state record can be broken on any given trip is only part of the fun... Capt. Lott has the current womens state record for a Sheepshead weighing in at 12 pounds - 8 ounces caught by angler Linda Carroll while offshore sheepshead fishing with Capt. Richie Lott.

I can remember for years and years there were only about four charter guides on the GA coast that were offshore fishing for reef bandits before the sport was popular. Most anglers thought the fish could only be caught in the rivers around bridges, pylons and other hard structures. Capt. Greg Hildreth and myself were the only reef sheepshead fishermen in this area for many, many years offering the trip as part of our seasonal offshore bottom fishing charters.

The last couple of great appealing factors of Sheepshead fishing are the fights and the eats! The fish fight and eat about like Red Snapper, which many anglers do not know. Using a PENN Sargus 2000 Spinning Reel with 30 pound Big Game Braided line on a 6-12 pound ugly stik graphite rod will get your attention when you hook a reef bandit of ANY size. Please take a look below at the photos and video of the excellent Sheepshead fishing we offer here on the GA coast.