Official GWS Thread

An apparent sighting of The Landlord has closed Stinson Beach.

The article quotes an individual as having spotted an "8 to 10 foot shark, possibly a Great White". Accounting for the usual exaggeration that goes with fish stories, this could easily have been a big Leopard? Or a salmon shark?

  HA! You nailed it NB. Most likely a juvenile GWS or a salmon shark. You bring up a really good point. Although they are serious, most reports should be taken w/ a grain of salt.  Being human we all tend to exaggerate when things get scary.

Z

Imho, the Juvies/teenager GWS are a pretty scary customer. Just like human teenagers, they think they know it all, are very curious and have a tendancy to try and mess with everything they come across. Its that time of year fo the "RED TRIANGLE".

Yep. Pacific Shark esearch reports sightings at Ocean Beach (SF).

http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com/pacific_coast_shark_news.htm

Yep. Pacific Shark esearch reports sightings at Ocean Beach (SF).

http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com/pacific_coast_shark_news.htm

Sloat Ave. has the best surf along OB and my personal fav.!.....I'll keep an EYE open for it.

An apparent sighting of The Landlord has closed Stinson Beach.

The article quotes an individual as having spotted an "8 to 10 foot shark, possibly a Great White". Accounting for the usual exaggeration that goes with fish stories, this could easily have been a big Leopard? Or a salmon shark?

  HA! You nailed it NB. Most likely a juvenile GWS or a salmon shark.

I didn't realize Salmon Sharks were found this far south.  Learn something new everyday.  Might help if I had read this thread from beginning to end - someday.

Michael

.  Might help if I had read this thread from beginning to end - someday.

Michael

Probably best to wait til Dec 1st for that.

http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/white_shark/attack_categories.htm

Sunny South Africa..........

 

Sunny South Africa..........

from coastside at the farallons today


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That is soooooooooooo amazing. I would love to see that (from the relative safety of a PB). Maybe I'll have to close out the RF season with a PB trip to the Farrallons.

That is soooooooooooo amazing. I would love to see that (from the relative safety of a PB). Maybe I'll have to close out the RF season with a PB trip to the Farrallons.

As they said in Jaws, make sure you have a big enough boat.

Earlier this fall I went out on a shark diving trip out there.  Spent the day sitting in a cage staring at murky water.     But at one point in the day we saw a frenzy of birds in the distance.  Pulled anchor and ran on them to catch the very tail end of a shark finishing off a snack.  Apparently this is a daily occurrence at the Farallons at this time of year.

-Allen

Amazing posts sharky. Love the pic of the guys chillin on yaks... nutty! That video is intense. Hey Pole, what the name of the company that took you out there?

Z

Hey Pole, what the name of the company that took you out there?

http://www.greatwhiteadventures.com/