Sharks?

So I was pokin' around NCKA earlier and stumbled across their shark pictures bragging board. They have some pretty cool looking fish down there.


Do we have any species like this up this far north? Or should I ask, do we even have any types of sharks worth fishing for this far north?
A tuna fisherman I know from the Seattle area complains of dogfish in his neck of the woods. But he considers them pests.

Paul



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There are blue and thresher (same as the first photo) sharks up here, but I've only heard of the tuna charters getting into them.  Don't know if they come within yak range in the PNW.  Threshers are supposed to be great eating.  Blues are OK from what I've heard if you prep the meat right.  The 6 and 7 gill sharks in the Sound are protected.

Oh yeah, if you want to go to Alaksa you can fish for Salmon Sharks in PWS.  IIRC polepole has done that from his yak.

Oh yeah, if you want to go to Alaksa you can fish for Salmon Sharks in PWS.  IIRC polepole has done that from his yak.

That would be so cool. I've also heard of threshers being good eating. Too bad they aren't closer to shore.


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No leopard sharks (bottom pic) that I know of this far north.  Sure, it'd be fun catching sharks like that thresher, but I wouldn't ever keep them. 

No leopard sharks (bottom pic) that I know of this far north.  Sure, it'd be fun catching sharks like that thresher, but I wouldn't ever keep them. 

Keeping them or not for me depends on 2 things.  Will I eat it?  Can the population support harvest?  If both are answered "yes", and it is otherwise legal to do so, I have no issues with retaining sharks or any other fish.  Problem is there is a lot of questionable science (from both sides but esp. from the environmentalist side) surrounding shark population levels and rates of reproduction.

I don't really care to keep one either. For me it's just the thrill of catching one. I'm all for C&R.


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pretty easy to catch dogfish... the ones I have caught have been like dragging up big sticks... but they may just have been sleepy.

The November issue of NWSportsman has an interesting article on a C&R 7-gill shark charter outfit operating out of Willapa.

I fished commercially out of Coos Bay for years. I've seen blue sharks right in close to the jetty. Only during  late summer when the warm water moves in. If you want to catch one, watch the noaa satellite sea surface temperatures for when the warm water is near the beach. I think you could catch one easily from a kayak.

I fished commercially out of Coos Bay for years. I've seen blue sharks right in close to the jetty. Only during  late summer when the warm water moves in. If you want to catch one, watch the noaa satellite sea surface temperatures for when the warm water is near the beach. I think you could catch one easily from a kayak.

In years past I have hooked lots of Blues while trolling for salmon within "kayak distance" from shore.  They could be a real PITA while coho trolling in late August as once hooked they would roll on your gear and their skin would abrade and cut the line losing you your costly flasher etc..  Also targeted then directly, farther offshore, a handful of times with chum and bait under balloons.