Most inshore fishermen have hooked up with trout or redfish when they hit the waterways this time of year. But don't forget the sheepshead — once you get your first look at one, you certainly won't.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Casting the weed beds and rocky shoreline around East Harbor on the Marblehead Peninsula last week, I felt a bump on a small Ned Rig. Tightening the light line and turning the reel ...