Little Bay de Noc Fishing Reports

 Before anyone gets bent out of shape, let me say I know it's common practice by many, many fisherman to kill all sheephead because they feel they are nothing but a nuisance. I also know it's been documented that many types of mussels use freshwater drum as a host in their reproductive cycle. So maybe having fewer sheephead could help slow the spread of zebra and quagga mussels (though I doubt it). However, in this instance, it was simply giving a 1/2 dozen or so to the eagles. I really wish my brother would have had another video camera on board to show the eagles swooping in and grabbing the fish because it's pretty cool!

This is simply catch and release fishing which is always for a good cause.

I thought they were a non-native species, since we've never caught them until recent years.  So...I figured it was o.k. to kill them like the DNR did with some of the white swans on the bay a few years ago!  Thought I was doing a public service.  Apparently, after further investigation, they are supposedly a native species and therefore you can't kill them and feed the seagulls and eagles.  I will be nicer to the sheepshead...

They'll make great compost I'm sure

My Mother in laws dad used to be a commercial fisherman and she said they used to eat them.