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Add a Little Excitement to Your Fishing Agenda

Some of the best shark fishing can be found within a relatively short distance of the Connecticut and Rhode Island shorelines making it a day trip for anyone interested in pursuing them. One of my favorite spots lies just southeast of Block Island and on a clear day you can see the bluffs that stand out so well on the south shore. Often, I will make a day run from Clinton, Connecticut reaching the sharking grounds within three hours of my departure. Leaving at five in the morning will provide ample time to fish and still get me back before dark Being twenty miles or so out of Block also offers the comfort of knowing if the weather gets foul you are ...
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Porbeagle Shark Fish Species Information

Scientific Fish Name: Lamna nasus
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Regions Fished: North America, from New Jersey to Greenland and from the northwestern coast of Africa, Morocco or Western Sahara and the Mediterranean, and up to the waters off Iceland to the north coast of Norway and the northwestern coast of Russia
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The porbeagle is mainly a pelagic shark, but can be found in coastal waters. It lives in cold water commonly from about 5°C to 10°C (41°F to 50°F), but have been found down to 1°C (33°F) and up to 23°C (71°F). It can be found at the surface and to a depth of more than 700 metres.

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