Delaware Fishing For Sharks

Delaware waters have up to 62 species of sharks. The most common species include: The Atlantic Mako, The Hammerhead, The Sand Shark, The Dogfish, and the Sandbar Shark. Fishing for these beautiful fish from the boat or shore requires heavy equipment. These include fishing line of near 100 pound strength or more for the big ones while 25 to 50 pound line for the smaller species. Of course, wire leaders are a must and a heavy enough reel with a powerful drag to land the fish.

Rods should be large and heavy for such fish in order to try and turn the fish. Too light an outfit will not allow you to due justice by these fish and requires too long to land the fish which can cause serious injury to the fish. All Sharks should be catch and release as far as we are concerned. Many of these ancient fish have dwindling populations and are slow to reproduce. So get a good photo, weigh or measure the fish and then release them. You can get a graphite or similar material mount for your home or den. They are too valuable to end up in someone's freezer.

In some areas you can catch smaller sharks such as the Dogfish on a fly rod if you use the right equipment. These include rods of around 9 foot for 8 and 9 foot lines with the proper flies using a wire leader tippet.

Delaware Shark Fishing off The Coast