How to catch Atlantic sharpnose shark

Atlantic sharpnose shark feed in 66–90°F water and bite best at 72–86°F. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows them in 11 waters; in October they are at their peak in Tampa Bay & Sarasota.

15 pts · trophy at 30"Feeds 66–90°FBest 72–86°FIn season nowBeach / surfPass / inletGrass flatChannel edge

About

The little spotted shark of the surf and the passes, three feet long, that steals the pompano bait and fights well on light tackle. Good eating, if you clean it right away.

How to fish it

You catch them by accident on the surf rig; to target them, a small chunk of mullet on a 3/0 circle hook in the wash.

What it eats

shrimpcut baitsand fleas

Live bait for it

Live shrimpUnder a popping cork or free-lined, hooked under the horn on a #1 to 2/0 circle hook; on a jig head for the bottom. The universal inshore bait.

Finger mulletLip-hooked on a 2/0 to 4/0 circle hook and free-lined, or on a fish-finder rig in the surf. Cut mullet on the bottom for redfish and drum.