Sport fishing

Record sized Leopard Shark landed in Southern California

Record sized Leopard Shark landed in Southern California

Chuck Burguin may have caught a record-breaking Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) while fishing off San Diego in the early evening of May 13th.The large specimen weighed in at exactly 51 pounds 3 ounces (or 23.22 kg ) and measured 72 inches (182.88 cm) in length.

Washington closes sport-fishing for sixgill, sevengill and thresher sharks

Washington closes sport-fishing for sixgill, sevengill and thresher sharks

News Release Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife 15. March 2013 —————— Fish and Wildlife Commission amends four sportfishing rules OLYMPIA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission modified the annual catch limit for white sturgeon and amended three other recently-adopted rules during a conference call today. The commission, a nine-member citizen panel appointed by

Shark Identification Videos

Shark Identification Videos

A series of short shark identification videos for anglers Mark Sampson is describing how to identify certain shark species and to distinguish between similar-looking species. The sharks were caught and released aboard the Fish Finder.  Dusky Shark Identification Sandbar Shark Identification Spinner Shark Identification Blacktip Shark Identification Scalloped Hammerhead Identification Blacknose Shark Identification Atlantic Sharpnose

Sharks and Rays in the Irish Specimen Report 2012

Sharks and Rays in the Irish Specimen Report 2012

Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 13. January 2013 The Irish Specimen Fish Committee (ISFC) ratifies specimen and record (rod-caught) fish in Ireland. The Committee was founded in 1955 and consists of representatives of the Irish Angling Federation, the Government Departments and official organisations interested in angling. Each year, the ISFC publishes a report with a

Earlybird Shark Fishing Competition in Tasmania

Earlybird Shark Fishing Competition in Tasmania

2013 Coastal Marine Early Bird Shark Competition Location: Mersey Yacht Club, East Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. Date: 05. January 2013 About 220 anglers on 64 vessels participated in this tournament. A maximum of 2 sharks per boat were allowed. The minimum weight for sharks at the weigh-in station was 60 kg ( gilled and gutted ).

Angler bitten by bronze whaler shark in Namibia

Angler bitten by bronze whaler shark in Namibia

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South Australia updates rules on metropolitan shark fishing

South Australia updates rules on metropolitan shark fishing

Update to metropolitan shark fishing rules. PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture has announced changes to the gear restrictions currently affecting shark fishing along the metropolitan coastline.

British Record sized Sixgill shark caught off Isle of Wight

British Record sized Sixgill shark caught off Isle of Wight

Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 19. November 2012 Date: reported on 09. November 2012 Location: Isle of Wight, South East England Species: Bluntnose sixgill shark ( Hexanchus griseus ) Weight: 12,7 kg ( 28 lb ) Angler releases rare catch that could smash a 36 years old British fishing record Chris Rogers has landed a

UK Angler reels in Albino Catshark

UK Angler reels in Albino Catshark

Published by ‘GO Angling’ on 24. October 2012 : This Albino bull huss was caught by Huddersfield angler Tojo aboard My Way on 20th October 2012. The huss was creamy / white in colour and is the first that anyone aboard had seen. It weighed an approximate 4lb and was released shortly after a few

New World Record Bonnethead Shark caught in Florida

New World Record Bonnethead Shark caught in Florida

Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 10. October 2012 Date of catch: 28. June 2012 Location: Intracoastal Waterway, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA Species: Bonnethead shark ( Sphyrna tiburo ) Weight: 12.7 kg (28 lb 0 oz) The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) has recently certified a new world-record bonnethead shark. The shark weighed 28 pounds and

New Maryland State Record Scalloped Hammerhead Shark

New Maryland State Record Scalloped Hammerhead Shark

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Office of Communications Angler Catches State Record Scalloped Hammerhead at White Marlin Open Breaks previous record by 12.5 pounds Ocean City, Md. (August 28, 2012) ─  Scott Cusick of Jackson, NJ set a new Maryland State record by reeling in a scalloped hammerhead shark weighing 266 pounds, eight ounces, at

Yarmouth Shark Scramble 2012

Yarmouth Shark Scramble 2012

Location: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Date: 15.-18. August 2012 ( weigh-ins only on 18. August ). Tournament Results: 17 boats and 135 anglers participated in the tournament.  48 sharks were caught, only one mako shark  ( 216 lbs ). First Place : Species: Blue shark ( Prionace glauca ). Weight: 429 lbs Angler: Ian McNicol

Outcast Mega Shark Tournament 2012

Outcast Mega Shark Tournament 2012

7th Annual Outcast Mega Shark Tournament. Location: Palafox Pier and Yacht Harbor, Pensacola, Florida. Date: 02. - 07. August 2012 (three days of fishing) Tournament Results: According to the source, over 100 sharks were tagged and released over the weekend. 16 sharks were brought to the weigh-in station, nine of them are listed below.

Shark Smart Marina Initiative

Shark Smart Marina Initiative

June 2012, TO THE INDUSTRY: The national Shark Free Marina movement is sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States, Pew Environmental Group, and supported by Guy Harvey, and Doug Olander of Sport Fishing Magazine. The effort is to have marinas register as being “shark free” and not allowing any shark to be brought

26th Annual Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tournament

26th Annual Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tournament

Date: 19. – 21. July 2012. Location: Oak Bluffs Marina, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA. According to the organizer, 103 boats were registered . The fishermen brought in a total of 16 sharks, but only nine specimens met the minimum weight requirement for the tournament. List of the five heaviest shark catches: Species: Porbeagle shark (