Salmon Shark

While fishing for California Halibut last evening south of Crescent City, I caught a 3' Salmon Shark. About 15 pounds. I caught one last year too. I released both as I've never eaten them before.
Anyone have any good recipes?

Where south of Crescent City?  False Klamath?  I live in Eureka and want to target CA halibut for AOTY

That's wicked cool

Thats not a salmon shark.   Tail doesn't look right.   Perhaps a soupfin.

-Allen

Close enough ...

http://www.amazon.com/dogfish-cookbook-Russ-Mohney/dp/0914718134/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1375449168&sr=1-6&keywords=dogfish

Nice, I bet that was fun.

Thats not a salmon shark.   Tail doesn't look right.   Perhaps a soupfin.

-Allen

Yeah, and I didn't think Salmon Sharks got that far south.  They're most common up in AK, and occasionally seen off WA.  I'm not sure they regularly appear off OR even, they might but I haven't heard of it.  Mind you I'm talking near shore distribution, within kayak range.  Off shore is another matter.

Nice I +1 soupfin shark. Salmon sharks look like mini great whites and are found as far south as Baja CA depending on the season.

Wes

If that were a salmon shark I would hope it was dead, being that close to my  unprotected foot.


-Rodney-

I did some gooogling to educate myself....   you weren't kidding that they look like mini Great Whites

Heh, Yeah, If anyone should know Salmon Sharks, it's polepole... That video is part of the reason i stayed stoked my first two years in this. 

Finally something interesting happens in bellingham! 

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/08/20/3157617/shark-stranded-in-bellinghams.html

poor guy prolly died from getting too close to the GP toxic waste pen