By Juan MontoyaAnd they say they are not your small sharks that get hooked occasionally when they fish for redfish or flounder. Rather, they say that they are large man-sized sharks swimming just offshore where swimmers often tread.
"For the past two weeks or so we have been catching a lot mof sharks that we hadn't before," said a writer to this blog who wanted to remain anonymous. "This isn't normal. It's scary to think that they're inside the first ssanbar where everyone swims."
So far, there have been no warnings from Texas Fish and Wildlife or Cameron County Park Rangers to beachgoers about the apparent increase in the shark population here, but the fishermen say they are sure about their increased appearance along the shore.
"Last weekend I caught a big one (see graphic on top) and a guy down the beach caught another one about the same size," he said. "These are not little fish. I don't know what brough them here now, but the oil spills and flood waters up the coast may have sent them looking for food down here."
Fishermen report that they have caught the sharks both night and day.
We have left a coule of messages with the TFW and the Ranger office without avail. Just in case, however, you might want to take extra precautions with your kids if you visit the beach this weekend.
6 comments:
It's da Mayor disguised as a Naco shark. He uses many disguises to fool locals .
Yeah I've been too scared to go into the water for a while now
This is normal, happens twice a year as various bait fish schools migrate up and down the coast the predators follow them. That so many large predators are present is a sign of a healthy environment. These fish are not much of a threat to people because they are, for the most part, fish eaters not mammal eaters -- they haven't been feeding on things like seals. What happens sometimes, though, is in cloudy water they may see a flash of a hand or foot and think "fish" and bite it. No worries, they will let go once they get a taste.
The following is from the TP&W web page regarding legal species and size and bag limits -- If you are catching sharks and not releasing them you better know what species you are catching.
"Sharks
Note: the daily bag limit is 1 fish for all allowable shark species including Atlantic sharpnose, blacktip, and bonnethead. See Shark Regulations for identification tips.
Atlantic sharpnose, blacktip, bonnethead
Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)24 - No limit
Other allowable shark species
Length in Inches (Minimum - Maximum)64 - No limit
Prohibited species
Prohibited shark species: Atlantic angel, Basking, Bigeye sand tiger, Bigeye sixgill, Bigeye thresher, Bignose, Caribbean reef, Caribbean sharpnose, Dusky, Galapagos, Longfin mako, Narrowtooth, Night, Sandbar, Sand tiger, Sevengill, Silky, Sixgill, Smalltail, Whale, and White.
Daily Bag:0 (catch and release only)
Ive caught a few.
Oh you meant actual sharks. Thought you meant brownsville politicians.
Don't forget the lawyers and the Loan Sharks too .
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