Still waiting at Clearwater Beach, FL for gulf waves to calm down. It currently looks bad through next week with 6 to 8 ft waves in the gulf. I went fishing off the boat at the dock yesterday and caught about 6 fish.

This one is a nice sheepshead, which we had for dinner. It was delicious. They're about tops on the "good eating" list, owing to their shellfish diet. They have lots of strong, sharp teeth and eat oysters and barnacles by chewing at the shells until they get inside to eat the shellfish.












Jane Stone helped me catch it by holding the rod and keeping it on the hook while I ran to get my landing net. The Stones brought over barbecue so we could share the fish and still have enough to eat. Worked out fine, but I wish I could have caught another.




This one is a ladyfish, which is usually a night feeder (see the big eyes?). They fight hard and jump and shake their head when caught, but I threw it back unharmed because they're not good to eat. I also caught another ladyfish, a small bluestriped grunt and a small sand perch, all too little to eat, but fun. Unfortunately, I also caught another bigger ladyfish that broke the line off when it snagged it on a piling.

We'll be here at Clearwater Beach quite a while, just enjoying the nice location while waiting for the waves to settle down.