Sharks
Sharks found around New Zealand
Surfcasting Birdlings Flat and Kaitorete Spit – steep shelving shingle beach
Surfcasting Birdlings Flat and Kaitorete Spit In my younger days I spent many an afternoon.
Black Rock, Taylors Mistake, Banks Peninsula – Sevengill Shark
Black Rock, Taylors Mistake, Banks Peninsula Looking for somewhere to go fishing during the holidays?.
Rig Shark – Mustelus lenticulatus – Lemonfish – Strong Fighter
Rig Shark are Often Caught by Surfcasters at Night – aka: Lemonfish, smoothhound, gummy shark.
Hammerhead Shark – Big specimens feed on stingrays
Hammerhead Shark – Sphyrna zygaena The hammerhead is easily recognized by the unique shape of.
Tope or School Shark is regarded by the IGFA as a game fish
Tope or School Shark by Dick Marquand Common Name: School Shark. Scientific Name: Galeorhinus galeus.
White Shark – Carcharodon carcharias – Fishing Methods
Great White Sharks by Allan Burgess The White Shark Leviathan of the Deep by Dick.
Thresher Shark – Alopias vulpinus – easily recognized from its very long tail
Thresher Shark – Updated by Allan Burgess and Dick Marquand (see below) The thresher shark.
Sevengill and Sixgill Sharks – Sevengillers are often caught by surfcasters
Sevengill and Sixgill Sharks by Allan Burgess The Sevengiller and Other Cow Sharks by Dick.
Mako Shark – Isurus oxyrinchus – Short Finned Mako can swim at 80 kph
Mako Shark Fishing Mako Shark is also called blue pointer, mackerel shark, and is known.
Common Small Inshore Sharks Found Around the New Zealand Coast
Small Inshore Sharks Spiny Dogfish Surfcasters fishing around the South Island of New Zealand will.