Brown Shark Fishing Rods

Next to the sand shark, this is the most numerous of the larger sharks along the coasts of New Jersey and of New York. Some visit the vicinity of Woods Hole, the outer coast of Cape Cod, on Nantucket Shoals, or on Georges Bank. The brown shark differs from the dusky (only member of its genus that seems actually to have been taken within the Gulf) in the more forward position and larger size of its first dorsal fin, in its broader pectorals, and in its stouter trunk, heaviest forward. Also, the anterior edge of its nostril is expanded as a low but definite triangular lobe, which is not the case in the dusky shark.

• WHEN: Throughout the Summer and Fall season.
• HOW: A 10’-0” 20-40# surf-casting rod off the beach will do the trick!