SHARKS!!!

[flytyerboy95]

i am very intrested in fly fishing for shark any recomendations on location, gear, and any good storys would be great .thanks:D

[Wayne Jordan]

Well, I've got plenty of shark fishing spots I could share with you, but there all about 3200 miles away. I know there's a blue shark fishery off the coast of Washington, but have yet to fish for them; probably because I caught too many of them while fishing back east. I'm sure some of the other guys here can point you in the right direction...

[D3Smartie]

i have seen sharks off the WA coast while salmon fishing. I know Chris Bellows used to do a little guiding for them, but i dont think anyone does now. I would imagine that if you went off the wa coast, found warmer water and set up a chum line you could find a few sharks.

[flytyerboy95]

yeah just have to find a boat to go out in. any fly recomendatoins for whatever lives around here shark wize

[Porter]

Float tube and fins....(JK) ..... Sharks are becoming a more popular target. The last magazine of Fly Fish in America had a article of FFing for Sharks (Mako) ...but???

[flytyerboy95]

a float tube would porvide a great way of fishing for shark just cut up some rock fish and strap them to youre fins HAHA

[Daryle Holmstrom]

We would get a few blues while squid fishing out of Ventura, the locals asked us to bring them a couple, next week had some very good ceviche, yum

Daryle

[flytyerboy95]

AWSOME sounds soooo fun. waht flys where you yousing to catch them

[dominic7471]

GIANT SHOCK AND AWES!!!

[Mingo]

This question was asked a while back. There are some shark masters on the site. Alpinetrout has a 700 pound fly-caught Mako under his belt!

I'm kind of a shark novice but I'll re-post this for your edification. Bright colors are awesome. Orange flies the size of albatross are what you need. But there are some specific patterns that you should include in your arsenal. You did not say which species of shark you are after, and that is very important as different types go for different things. I offer up the following suggested patterns based on shark species:

Nurse Sharks: Stick a 13/0 hook inside a Dr. Ken Doll (from Ken and Barbie Go To Medical School Action Kit) so it protrudes from Ken's rectum. All nurses will glom on to a doctor and will not let go. Make sure it is barbless, it will be hard enough to get the Nurse to release her grip. The reason for the rectum hook placement is so it is near his wallet, or back pocket, area. that will be her target.

Great White Shark: Similar to the above, but you stick a hook in the butt of an Aquaman action figure. If that is not available get a GI Joe Navy Seal Diver figure. But that alone will not ensure strikes. You must place Aquaman/Joe inside a small cage. Make one from chicken wire. My many hours of Discovery Channel gazing have taught me clearly, whenever a diver is inside a cage, the Great Whites materialize out of nowhere. They are drawn to cages and will try to eat whatever is inside.

Tiger Shark: I have a recipe for a great rotten steak fly, made out of a hunk of old brown shag carpet. The more cat or dog hair the better. If you have no carpet, use the neighbors pomeranian or chihuahua. (and you all thought I was going to suggest sticking a hook in the butt of a Siegfried and Roy action doll.....but that would have been tasteless ....)

Thresher Shark: really easy. Tie a fly that resembles wheat stalks. You will tail hook him when he comes a' threshin', but that is where the real fun begins!

Maaco Shark: Tie a fly from a 3X5 card that says "Earl Scheib Rules". Earl Scheib is the Maaco's sworn enemy. He will come, he will destroy. Nuff said.

Lemon Shark: My favorite pattern is the old standby, a Lemon Meringue Wulff. Use really fluffy white antron for the meringue, as it needs to float high. It also works as an indicator with a My Boss Sucks dropper (a Lerch doll fished just like the Dr. Ken doll, with similar hook placement. You can add your boss's facial features with a black sharpie.)

Hammerhead: Ridiculously easy....any fly with good motion will nail 'em.

good luck, post some pics of your adventure. ;)

[Gary Thompson]

Way to funny. I haven't laughed so hard in awhile

[flytyerboy95]

hahahahahahahaha. man soooo many choices those sharks will love it haha

[Philster]

Posted this awhile ago in a thread. Didn't want to retype so just plaegerized (sp?) my own work...

Used to do it in Central California. Figure it's no different here... Chum is key. Anchovy. Buy LOTS of blocks. A few days before the trip, dump some in a bucket drilled with lots of little holes. Make sure the lid fits tight. Now put that in a plastic bag and SEAL it. You don't want to open that bad boy until you are ready to fish! On the fishing grounds hang that stanky mess over the side, and wait... and wait... and... You get the drill. periodically toss a couple fresh defrosted ones over the side, just to keep yourself busy. When and if your friends arrive keep throwing anchovies at them. AT THEM! You want to pull a bait and switch, so try to keep the action within 20 to 30 feet of the boat. let them get in the habit of seeing an anchovy appear in front of them, and eating it. after a few eats throw your fly in front of one. No stripping should be necessary. The very best cast is one that is 30 feet to the fly, and lands 3 feet in front of a shark GOING AWAY from you. Get ready for the ride! For flies use a super hair or other nylon material and an epoxy head. I didn't tie tube flies back then but that would have been good! We usually used Abel Anchovies, because they were pretty much designed for shark, they're quick and easy to tie, and they're as durable as anything out there. Don't skimp on the flash. Good luck

[Canoe Rider]

Can I use my 5 wt. for shark?

[alpinetrout]

I've only caught a few sharks, but basically what Philster said is the way everybody does it. A long chum slick will bring them in from a distance, but sometimes they're already in the area and fired up and you don't need as much chum. One time I was catching small tuna and the bronze whaler sharks were going after them when we hooked up. All it took was knocking some chunks of tuna into the water and a bit of blood and we had 6 or 7 sharks around the boat almost immediately. These sharks were super aggressive and it wasn't hard at all to get them to eat a fly.

This is about a 60 pound bronze whaler that did an initial run of around 300 yards and as you can see, it put a pretty good bend in the 12 weight.

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When we were done using the tuna for chum, we took what was left back to the mothership and had some fun.

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[flytyerboy95]

cool

[o mykiss]

Mingo, I'm glad I had the door to my office closed when I read that. :thumb:

[Uncle Jimmy]

If ya fish for tuna out of la push youl find some. Just run to the tuna water catch one and use it for chum. The Blues out there are really lightly fished so they are super stupid. We had one last year trying to stick his head in the scupper.

[Nate Newman]

When I was out fishing for cutthroat about a year ago, I saw a large boil of water and thought that it was a monster salmon.After makeing a few casts to it I got a pretty good tug but I couldn't hook it. When I brought my fly in to check it out a very interested shark came crusieing in behind it. The shark was about 3 to 4 feet and it was croosing around a sand bar near deep water. This happend to me out on Totten Inlet

[goose575713]

you can definitely get into schools of blues out off the WA coast... A friend of mine was out for salmon at west port and couldnt get away from the things a couple years ago... they would get up and run for a half hour and fish for a little bit and be right back in the blues after catching like one salmon... also i have seen alot of shark activity around bait balls off the WA coast... just look for the birds and you'll find salmon and sharks in the vacinity.