We told you last week that France was thinking about offering a bounty on any angler who brought a dead bull shark to the docks of their Indian Ocean paradise, Reunion Island. Well, just days after the idea came up, they’ve tossed it out. There have been multiple shark attacks on the island in the [...]
Bull Shark Fishing
France Offers Bull Shark Bounty to Anglers after Surfer’s Death
China tried a bounty on piranhas that failed miserably, but France is hoping that their bounty program will be more effective than the New Orleans Saints. There has been a spike in shark attacks in France’s Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, and a bull shark has just killed a surfer last week, which has [...]
Dead Shark Discovered in Lake Guntersville, Alabama?
Officials believe this is a joke, or at least they are certainly hoping it was. Captain Mike Carter was heading toward the boat ramp when he saw a 4-foot shark blocking his way. According to the Fishing Wire, Guntersville is about 350 miles from the coast, so how the shark got there is a bit [...]
The GoFISHn Line-The Best Catches and Fishing News: Biggest Bluegills Ever, New York City River Monster and More!
There are a lot of awesome posts on GoFISHn throughout the week. Here are 11 of our most popular, most recent GoFISHn updates: Genital-Eating Fish Found in Illinois Lake – Watch where you’re wading in Illinois! Record Largemouth, Swordfish, Halibut and More!-IGFA July Hot Catches – The newest, biggest fish, including one from a pretty famous fisherman. [...]
The GoFISHn Line–The Best Catches and Fishing News: Dead, Record Gar, Biggest Bull Shark Ever, and More!
There are a lot of awesome posts on GoFISHn throughout the week. Here are 10 of our most popular, most recent GoFISHn updates: Texas Bowfisherman Epically Battles Potential Record Gar. Fillets It. – Record or not, this prehistoric fish is destined for the table. Record Swordfish, Tarpon, Barracuda and More!-IGFA June 2012 Hot Catches – The newest, [...]
Researchers Land Biggest Bull Shark Ever in Florida Keys?
Neil Hammerschlag spends every other weekend catching and tagging sharks in southern Florida. They’re usually smaller sharks and important for his research as assistant professor at the University of Miami, and the director of its R. J. Dunlap Marine Conservation Program, but this time he found something a little bigger. On Sunday, May 27, they were out [...]
An 8-foot Lemon Shark Caught from Shore in Georgia
Noel Todd, 16, threw out a baited hook when he saw a monster shark in the harbor in Valona, Ga. He wound up taking only five minutes to reel in this 8-foot, 368-pound lemon shark that they originally thought was a bull shark. He claims, still, that the shark they initially saw was larger than [...]
Australian Golfers Have Sharks on their Course
This brings a whole new meaning to the phrase: water hazard. For most golfers, shark attacks aren't usually something to worry about on the course, but at Carbrook Golf Club in Brisbane, Australia that is exactly the case. Flooding brought the sharks to the Queensland course some years back, unsurprisingly. But what's amazing is that [...]
Enormous Sharks from the Florida Surf
September looks like it's shaping up to be a good sharking month in Florida's Panhandle. Captain Ben's Extreme Fishing Adventures guides anglers to big sharks in the surf on beaches like Florida's Mexico Beach. He claims that the Fall shark fishing is just heating up, and we believe him. Pictured here are a big lemon [...]
Swimming with Monster Grouper and other Massive Florida Fish
For at least one Florida fishing guide, it looks like this season's been a memorable one. Capt. Larry McGuire of Show Me the Fish Charters was showing off some impressive fish in his blog this summer, including everything from gag grouper, to goliath grouper, to wahoo to big sharks. We picked out a few of [...]
