Sheephead (fresh water drum) Photo’s

Any size any date this is the place to post the silver sheep of our waterways!

The smirk says it all.

Live crawdads, Easy to catch. Mississippi River

Mr. Domenich Goodman of Rochester – carefully released to eat more Zebra Mussels.

Bk are you that board running the store for dean

No…it’s either get caught up on some posts that I promised I would do…and a few others or break something of Deans.

I figured it would be safer posting.

Since when did we get a Sheep forum

Not as big as some I’ve seen on here but my biggest one so far. Did ya know they have teeth in the back of their throat?

“Awe come on Dad…I gotta HOLD it for a picture???”
“Sheeeeeze!!!!”
13# from Pool 3 on a jointed craw Shad Rap.

That’s an abomination! Good catch sir!

Didn’t measure him.

Wowee! What did you catch it on?

Cutbait

I can’t believe there is actually a Sheephead photo tread…what’s next…dogfish?

Dont remember the date but she was 12lbs worth of joy

Dogfish rawk… it takes as much skill to land in a 5# dogfish as it does about anything else that swims.

Great post and nice fish. Those things are amazing. I have had 4 sumo sheepies on this year. Its sad to say but I think Im starting to put some locations together for the larger ones. Mid to late summer the larger ones seem to school up deep on the tips of a few wingdams hear on pool 2. They get me every time because this is also where the walleyes are and a big sheepie hits just like a big walleye. A jig and a crawler or a black hair jig works great for them. No sheepie can resist the power of a black hair jig. 3 of my 4 large sheep head came on hair jigs this year.

It is also amazing how those things can tackle a crank bait. 5 or less of the 6 hooks on a crank bait stuck in the fish and he just wasnt serious about feeding that day. It is also amazing how well they can sew their mouths shut on a treble hook or swallow a entire crank with that small mouth. If walleyes hit that well we would never loose one.

Ill look back threw my photos of the summer and see what there is to add to this post.

Hate to say but there has been a few trips where these fish supply most of the entertainment for the day.

Here is our version of the Drum in SE Asia. I saw this big Drum in my local market today. I see these often here but this is the biggest one I have ever seen.

Pool 14, Mississippi River last summer.
36″, 25 lbs., we took otolith and it was 33 yrs old (1976 year class).

John Tucker last spring.

Minnesota River Drum

Wow that’s a MONSTER

Wh-wh-wha? When? Where? How?! That thing must have been a blast to catch! I thought the 5 pound drum fought hard!

May 2009 on pool 2. Hit a crank in 6 FOW. Covered the 30 inch Judge! My Personal best.

-J.

No pictures, but my girlfriend caught a sheep that was probably pushing 10 pounds on a swimjig last summer .. They are a nice surprise when fishing for bass!

I’d love to catch one over 10#s. I think my best is about 5# so far. 10# might make all the babies I have caught over the years worth it.

Got this one this morning on my daily walk along the river.

Nice fish. Then they get that big they look like mutants or like they have elephantiasis of the head. It’s like the front half of their body grew 10 times faster than the back half.

Nice fish, really bad lighting in that pis tho…

These arent huge, but for me they are pretty big