From Dave Sebastian Beach

   I've been fishing hard the past few weeks and my fatigue level is at it's highest peak as I write this report. There has been a really good bite at the inlet lately. Trout, bluefish, jacks, spanish mackerel, bull reds and a handful of keeper snook for a few very persistent anglers. However, the strongest bite continues to be with the sheepshead on the north jetty. They have been thick and aggressive on both tides and along the entire length of the jetty, with the largest concentration coming from the end. Sand fleas and shrimp either live or dead are the top producers for the striped bandits right now. As for myself, well, despite the consistent and predictable action during the daylight hours the nights have been very slow for the most part and I decided to try and find out why. I had a hunch that some toothy critters had stopped by for a bite and I wanted to see if my hunch was correct. IT WAS. Yes the sharks have been thick at night, on the order of between eight and ten hookups on the first half of the out going tide. If you want to connect with a shark, the best bait right now is fresh or live bluefish by a mile but ladyfish is a close second. Be prepared with a fifty pound outfit and plenty of line, at least 300 yards, to handle the long runs these brutes are capable of. Wire leaders are an obvious necessity given the sharks mouth full of knives, and should be at least three feet long. You can use store bought rigs if you wish, though I prefer to make my own. No need to worry about using any weight as the sharks tend to pick up the bait faster if it's presented mid-way in the water column. You can achieve this by pitching your bait out into the channel and allowing the tide to carry it out. Once the current has it, come tight and hold on, it should suspend just fine without a float a few feet down. My photo's this week are of a large Black Tip Shark released at the jetty an a 300 lb class Bull Shark, I beached Until next time, good fishing.