New species for me on the fly

[james kammel]

Sheepshead on the fly and I was told it couldn't be done.  Come on down to Florida the fishing is great. 

[Ashley Frohwein]

Sweetness. I've heard they're darn near impossible to get on the fly. The folks in Jax have their best luck with them when they're tailing in the grass.

[Charlie Church]

Awesome fish. What'd he take? 

I'd love to give a shot at them in VA waters but would not know where to start. Some guys using bait get into some bruisers around the CBBT.

[John Mathews]

Way to go.  I fish the marshes of SC for Reds and see a fair number of Sheep.  Most are tailing and I've had a few actually move towards my fly in a manner that they may eat it to only turn their noses up at the last moment.
I "caught" one this year, I was pursuing a red in the grass that disappeared on me.  I flipped my fly line off to my left so I'd have a water haul when the red reappeared.  While  looking for the red, my line started feeding out of my red.  I thought the red had picked up the fly so I set the hook.  After about 5 minutes of fighting a nice red, I see the stripes of a 6lb sheep.  He had swum through my line and I foul hooked him in the pectoral fin.  Given the weed guard I use, I was surprised that I foul hooked him.

If you don't mind, what did you fly look like.

Thanks,

John

On Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 7:21:06 AM UTC-5, Jim wrote: