SHARKS EVERYWHERE

One Keeper · Post by **One Keeper** » June 18th, 2007, 10:43 am

Have ya'll noticed a lot more sharks present inshore this year. Don't know why but I'm seeing 5-10 a trip at least in the 5-7 foot range, these sharks are in extremely shallow water, had one Saturday bite a 17inch trout into at boatside in 3 foot of water

just wondering why they are so thick this year.

Post by **birddog** » June 18th, 2007, 12:00 pm

Same thing happened to me Friday at Lanark.

Post by **CairoTrout** » June 18th, 2007, 2:37 pm

There are huge sharks at Lanark.

Post by **Sir reel** » June 18th, 2007, 3:09 pm

Bird dog wrote:...

Same thing happened to me Friday at Lanark.

AWW HECK...."Don't be scared, get down there and get a good handful."

Post by **Dubble Trubble** » June 18th, 2007, 3:40 pm

Looking good for scallop season ain't it......

Sharks are hungry this year....

mmmmmm..... people......

Dubble

Post by **Mook!** » June 18th, 2007, 5:04 pm

Mojokoko and I decided to use up our live pinfish on the way in Saturday 6/16 and stopped in a couple of spots between bird rack and lighthouse. Almost all our remaining live pinfish (bout a dozen and a half give or take) were bitten in half by sharks of various sizes. I reeled one right up to the boat, and it was a small bull. Also watched the boat next to us pull up about a 3 foot shark (not sure what kind, but not a bull) on St Marks reef earlier in the day. They're definitely out there in numbers this year.

Post by **Ron Wilson** » June 18th, 2007, 6:30 pm

Sir reel wrote:Bird dog wrote:...
Same thing happened to me Friday at Lanark.

AWW HECK...."Don't be scared, get down there and get a good handful."

That's pretty doggone funny.

Post by **dolphinatic** » June 18th, 2007, 7:06 pm

We were coming in from DI not too long ago and passed a hammerhead that was every bit of 12ft.

It wasn't too afraid of us being that it just dropped about 2 ft. under the surface and waited for us to leave. We were in a 23 ft'er and the famous line from Jaws passed through my mind...."I think we're gonna need a bigger boat."

Post by **Frank Bradfield** » June 18th, 2007, 7:17 pm

Who wants to go diving ?

birdman · Post by **birdman** » June 18th, 2007, 10:29 pm

The main reason that all these sharks are inshore is that everyone is using them dang Gulps! Them smelly things got them sharks all in a frenzy for scollop season! Everybody go ahead and explain all this to your wife and kids!

Post by **RHTFISH** » June 19th, 2007, 9:04 am

CALL PA FUTCH!

Good Times · Post by **Good Times** » June 19th, 2007, 9:12 am

That bull shark Tom Keels was picking on went and got all of his buddies. They are waiting for him to get back in the water.

Post by **Tom Keels** » June 19th, 2007, 9:29 am

Good Times wrote:That bull shark Tom Keels was picking on went and got all of his buddies. They are waiting for him to get back in the water.

He started it.

The best explanation for the increase of sharks is the salinity of the water is much higher this year with the lack of rain. This brings normally pelagic sharks much closer to shore.

Post by **Chalk** » June 19th, 2007, 9:32 am

It's from all the Gulp & Slurp chum you guys are putting in the water

Littoral · Post by **Littoral** » June 20th, 2007, 2:21 pm

Tom Keels wrote:The best explanation for the increase of sharks is the salinity of the water is much higher this year with the lack of rain. This brings normally pelagic sharks much closer to shore.

It has been consistently much higher this spring. ~35ppt