Mako Shark
Latin Name: Isurus oxyrinchus
Size: Commonly 100 - 300 lbs, but can reach over 1,000
Season: June - October (best time is June/July and October)
Recommended Fishing Charter: Full Day offshore or Offshore/Inshore
combo
Location: Offshore, between 20 - 45 miles
Physical characteristics: The shortfin mako is a deep blue to
blue gray on its back and sides, with a white belly. The larger
first dorsal fin starts just behind the base of the pectoral fins,
and the second dorsal fin is positioned slightly in front of the
anal fin. Its tail fin is crescent shaped with nearly equal lobes.
The teeth are long, smooth and slightly curved. This shark is
considered the fastest shark in the sea and can perform amazing
leaps from the water.
Thresher Shark
Latin Name: Alopias vulpinus
Season: June - September
Recommended Fishing Charter: Full Day offshore or Offshore/Inshore
combo
Location: Offshore, between 25 - 45 miles
Physical chartacteristics: Distinguishable by their long, scythelike
tails that may constitute almost one-half their total length