{"id":13497,"date":"2018-02-22T05:47:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T11:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=13497"},"modified":"2025-06-07T18:11:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T23:11:48","slug":"captiva-fishing-bull-shark-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/?p=13497","title":{"rendered":"Captiva Fishing, Bull Shark!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Bull<\/a>
Bull Shark, Stealing The Cut Bait For Redfish, Catch & Release, Sanibel Island Fishing Charters & Captiva Island Fishing Charters, Sanibel Island, Wednesday, February 21, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sanibel Island Fishing & Captiva Island Fishing, February 21, 2018: Bull Shark!<\/h2>\n

\"CaptivaRentals.org:<\/a>Captiva Fishing Report,\u00a0 Sanibel Island Fishing Charters, Captiva Island Fishing Charters, Wednesday, February 21: <\/strong>Bull Shark, Stealing The Cut Bait, Catch & Release; water quality in relatively good shape;\u00a0(Caloosahatchee: no\/little freshwater runoff impact right now;\u00a0Red Tide Report, impact minimal, broken up and largely dispersed); more fishing reports from other areas and Captains below.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, February 21,\u00a0Sanibel Island Fishing Charters &Sanibel Island Fishing Charters: Bull Shark, Catch & Release.\u00a0 Please also visit the\u00a0Sanibel<\/a>,\u00a0Fort Myers<\/a>,\u00a0Florida Fishing Report<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Cuban Fishing<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>sites.\u00a0 <\/strong>Better water moving north of Sanibel up through Captiva & North Captiva.<\/p>\n

Please also visit the\u00a0Sanibel<\/a>,\u00a0Fort Myers<\/a>,\u00a0Florida Fishing Report<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Cuban Fishing<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>sites.\u00a0 <\/strong>Better water moving north of Sanibel up through Captiva & North Captiva.<\/p>\n

\"Sanibel<\/a>
Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Bull Shark, Catch & Release, Friday, November 10, 2017, [File Photo -Wednesday, 6-24-15].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\u201cThe\u00a0bull shark<\/b>\u00a0(Carcharhinus leucas<\/i>), also known as the\u00a0Zambezi shark<\/b>\u00a0or, unofficially, as\u00a0Zambi<\/b>\u00a0in Africa and Lake Nicaraguashark<\/b>\u00a0in\u00a0Nicaragua<\/a>, is a\u00a0requiem shark<\/a>\u00a0commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers. The bull shark is known for its aggressive nature, a predilection for warm shallow water, and presence in\u00a0brackish<\/a>\u00a0and freshwater systems including\u00a0estuaries<\/a>\u00a0and rivers.<\/p>\n

Bull sharks can thrive in both salt and freshwater and can travel far up rivers. They have been known to travel up the\u00a0Mississippi River<\/a>\u00a0as far as\u00a0Alton, Illinois<\/a>,[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0although few freshwater human-shark interactions have been recorded. Larger sized bull sharks are probably responsible for the majority of near-shore\u00a0shark attacks<\/a>, including many bites attributed to other species.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

\"Bull<\/a>
Bull Shark, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Tuesday, November 7, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Unlike the\u00a0river sharks<\/a>\u00a0of the genus\u00a0Glyphis<\/a><\/i>, bull sharks are not true freshwater sharks, despite their ability to survive in freshwater habitats.\u201d<\/p>\n

The name “bull shark” comes from the shark’s stocky shape, broad, flat snout, and aggressive, unpredictable behavior.[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0In India, the bull shark may be confused with the Sundarbans or\u00a0Ganges shark<\/a>. In Africa, it is also commonly called the\u00a0Zambezi River<\/a>\u00a0shark, or just “zambi”.<\/p>\n

\"Bull<\/a>
Bull Shark, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Wednesday, August 23, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Its wide range and diverse habitats result in many other local names, including\u00a0Ganges River<\/a>\u00a0shark, Fitzroy Creek whaler, van Rooyen’s shark,\u00a0Lake Nicaragua<\/a>\u00a0shark,[5]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0river shark, freshwater whaler, estuary whaler, Swan River whaler,[6]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0cub shark, and shovelnose shark.[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Some of the bull shark’s closest living relatives do not have the capabilities of\u00a0osmoregulation<\/a>. Its genus,\u00a0Carcharhinus<\/a><\/i>, also includes the\u00a0sandbar shark<\/a>, which is not capable of osmoregulation.[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The bull shark shares numerous similarities with river sharks of the genus\u00a0Glyphis<\/i>, and other species in the genus\u00a0Carcharhinus<\/i>, but its\u00a0phylogeny<\/a>\u00a0has not been cleared yet.[9]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

\"More<\/a>
More Bull Sharks, Stealing The Tarpon Bait, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Tuesday, August 15, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bull sharks are large and stout, with females being larger than males. The bull shark can be up to 81\u00a0cm (2.66\u00a0ft) in length at birth.[10]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Adult female bull sharks average 2.4\u00a0m (7.9\u00a0ft) long and typically weigh 130\u00a0kg (290\u00a0lb), whereas the slightly smaller adult male averages 2.25\u00a0m (7.4\u00a0ft) and 95\u00a0kg (209\u00a0lb). While a maximum size of 3.5\u00a0m (11\u00a0ft) is commonly reported, a single record exists of a female specimen of exactly 4.0\u00a0m (13.1\u00a0ft). The maximum recorded weight of a bull shark was 315\u00a0kg (694\u00a0lb), but may be larger.[3]<\/a><\/sup>[11]<\/a><\/sup>[12]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Bull sharks are wider and heavier than other\u00a0requiem sharks<\/a>\u00a0of comparable length, and are grey on top and white below. The second\u00a0dorsal fin<\/a>\u00a0is smaller than the first. The bull shark’s\u00a0caudal fin<\/a>\u00a0is longer and lower than that of the larger sharks, and it has a small\u00a0snout<\/a>, and lacks an interdorsal ridge.[10]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

\"Bull<\/a>
Bull Shark, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Saturday, January 7, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bull sharks have a bite force up to 5,914 newtons (1,330\u00a0lbf), weight for weight the highest among all investigated cartilaginous fishes.[13]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The bull shark is commonly found worldwide in coastal areas of warm oceans, in rivers and\u00a0lakes<\/a>, and occasionally salt and freshwater streams if they are deep enough. It is found to a depth of 150\u00a0m (490\u00a0ft), but does not usually swim deeper than 30\u00a0m (98\u00a0ft).[14]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0In the\u00a0Atlantic<\/a>, it is found from\u00a0Massachusetts<\/a>\u00a0to southern\u00a0Brazil<\/a>, and from\u00a0Morocco<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0Angola<\/a>. In the\u00a0Indian Ocean<\/a>, it is found from\u00a0South Africa<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0Kenya<\/a>,\u00a0India<\/a>,\u00a0Vietnam<\/a>,\u00a0Philippines<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0Australia<\/a>.[citation needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup><\/p>\n

\"Small<\/a>
Small Bull Shark, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Thursday, March 30, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Populations of bull sharks are also found in several major rivers, with more than 500 bull sharks thought to be living in the\u00a0Brisbane River<\/a>. One was reportedly seen swimming the flooded streets of\u00a0Brisbane<\/a>,\u00a0Queensland, Australia<\/a>, during the\u00a02010-11 Queensland floods<\/a>.[15]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Several were sighted in one of the main streets of\u00a0Goodna<\/a>, Queensland, shortly after the peak of the January 2011, floods.[16]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0A large bull shark was caught in the canals of\u00a0Scarborough<\/a>, just north of Brisbane within Moreton Bay. Still greater numbers are in the canals of the\u00a0Gold Coast, Queensland<\/a>.[17]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

\"Bull<\/a>
Bull Shark, Catch & Release, North Captiva, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, January 4, 2018,
[File Photo -Tuesday, September 20, 2016].<\/figcaption><\/figure>In the\u00a0Pacific Ocean<\/a>, it can be found from\u00a0Baja California<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0Ecuador<\/a>. The bull shark has traveled 4,000\u00a0km (2,500\u00a0mi) up the\u00a0Amazon River<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0Iquitos<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Peru<\/a>[18]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0and north\u00a0Bolivia<\/a>.[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0It also lives in freshwater\u00a0Lake Nicaragua<\/a>, in the Ganges and\u00a0Brahmaputra<\/a>Rivers of\u00a0West Bengal<\/a>, and\u00a0Assam<\/a>\u00a0in Eastern\u00a0India<\/a>\u00a0and adjoining\u00a0Bangladesh<\/a>.[citation needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup>\u00a0It can live in water with a high salt content as in\u00a0St. Lucia Estuary<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0South Africa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bull sharks have been recorded in the\u00a0Tigris River<\/a>\u00a0since at least 1924 as far upriver as Baghdad.[19]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The bull shark is generally prolific in the warm, coastal waters and estuarine systems of the\u00a0Mozambique Channel<\/a>\u00a0and southward, including\u00a0Kwa-Zulu Natal<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Mozambique<\/a>.[citation needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup>\u00a0The species has a distinct preference for warm currents.[citation needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup><\/p>\n

\"Bull<\/a>
Bull Shark, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Thursday, July 28, 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After\u00a0Hurricane Katrina<\/a>, many bull sharks were sighted in\u00a0Lake Pontchartrain<\/a>.[20]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Bull sharks have occasionally gone up the\u00a0Mississippi River<\/a>\u00a0as far upstream as\u00a0Alton, Illinois<\/a>,[21]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0and up the\u00a0Ohio River<\/a>\u00a0as far as\u00a0Manchester, Ohio<\/a>.[22]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0They have also been found in the\u00a0Potomac River<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Maryland<\/a>.[23]<\/a><\/sup>[24]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0A golf course lake at\u00a0Carbook<\/a>,\u00a0Logan City<\/a>, Queensland, Australia is the home to several bull sharks. They were trapped following a flood of the\u00a0Logan<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Albert<\/a>\u00a0Rivers in 1996.[25]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The golf course has capitalized on the novelty and now hosts a monthly tournament called the “Shark Lake Challenge”.[26]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The bull shark is the best known of 43 species of\u00a0elasmobranch<\/a>\u00a0in 10 genera and four families to have been reported in fresh water.[27]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Other species that enter rivers include the\u00a0stingrays<\/a>\u00a0(Dasyatidae<\/a>,\u00a0Potamotrygonidae<\/a>\u00a0and others) and\u00a0sawfish<\/a>\u00a0(Pristidae<\/a>). Some\u00a0skates<\/a>\u00a0(Rajidae<\/a>),\u00a0smooth dogfishes<\/a>\u00a0(Triakidae<\/a>), and\u00a0sandbar sharks<\/a>(Carcharhinus plumbeus<\/a><\/i>) regularly enter estuaries.[citation needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup><\/p>\n

\"Bull<\/a>
Bull Shark, Inshore, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sunday, October 29, 2017,
[April 5, 2016, File Photo.]<\/figcaption><\/figure>The bull shark is\u00a0diadromous<\/a>, meaning they can swim between salt and fresh water with ease.[28]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0These fish also are\u00a0euryhaline<\/a>\u00a0fish, able to adapt to a wide range of salinities. The bull shark is one of the few cartilaginous fishes that have been reported in freshwater systems. Many of the euryhaline fish are bony fish such as\u00a0salmon\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0tilapia<\/a>\u00a0and are not closely related to bull sharks.<\/p>\n

Evolutionary assumptions can be made to help explain this sort of evolutionary disconnect, one being that the bull shark encountered a\u00a0population bottleneck<\/a>\u00a0that occurred during the\u00a0last ice age<\/a>.[29]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0This bottleneck may have separated the bull shark from the rest of the Elasmobranchii subclass and favored the genes for an osmoregulatory system.<\/p>\n

\"Bull<\/a>
Bull Shark, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Thursday, March 31, 2016 ~ #Sanibel #Captiva.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Elasmobranchs’ ability to enter fresh water is limited because their blood is normally at least as salty (in terms of\u00a0osmotic strength<\/a>) as seawater through the accumulation of\u00a0urea<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0trimethylamine oxide<\/a>, but bull sharks living in fresh water show a significantly reduced concentration of urea within their blood.[30]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Despite this, the solute composition (i.e. osmolarity) of a bull shark in ffreshwater is still much higher than that of the external environment. This results in a large influx of water across the gills due to osmosis and loss of sodium and chloride from the shark’s body.<\/p>\n

However, bull sharks in fresh water possess several organs with which to maintain appropriate salt and water balance; these are the rectal gland, kidneys, liver, and gills. All elasmobranchs have a rectal gland which functions in the excretion of excess salts accumulated as a consequence of living in seawater. Bull sharks in freshwater environments decrease the salt-excretory activity of the rectal gland, thereby conserving sodium and chloride.[31]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The kidneys produce large amounts of dilute urine, but also play an important role in the active reabsorption of solutes into the blood.[31]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

\"Happy<\/a>
Happy New Year! Bull Shark, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Friday, 1-1-16 ~ #Sanibel #Captiva.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The gills of bull sharks are likely to be involved in the uptake of sodium and chloride from the surrounding fresh water,[32]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0whereas urea is produced in the liver as required with changes in environmental salinity.[33]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Recent work also shows that the differences in density of fresh water to that of marine waters result in significantly greater negative buoyancies in sharks occupying fresh water, resulting in increasing costs of living in fresh water. Bull sharks caught in freshwater have subsequently been shown to have lower liver densities than sharks living in marine waters. This may reduce the added cost of greater negative buoyancy.[34]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

\"Smaller<\/a>
Smaller Bull Shark, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Tuesday, November 7, 2017, [File Photo – 12-29-15].<\/figcaption><\/figure>Bull sharks are able to regulate themselves to live in either fresh or salt water. It can live in fresh water for its entire life, but this does not happen, mostly due to reproduction. Young bull sharks leave the brackish water in which they are born and move out into the sea to breed. While theoretically, bull sharks to live in purely fresh water may be possible, the bull sharks that were being experimented on had died within four years. The stomach was opened and all that was found were two small, unidentifiable fishes. The cause of death could have been starvation since the primary food source for bull sharks resides in salt water.[35]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n
\"Bull<\/a>
Bull Shark, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sunday, 11-22-15 ~ #Sanibel #Captiva.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a research experiment, the bull sharks were found to be at the mouth of an estuary for the majority of the time.[28]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0They stayed at the mouth of the river independent of the salinity of the water. The driving factor for a bull shark to be in fresh or salt water, however, is its age; as the bull shark ages, its tolerance for very low or high salinity increases.[28]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The majority of the newborn or very young bull sharks were found in the freshwater area, whereas the much older bull sharks were found to be in the saltwater areas, as they had developed a much better tolerance for the salinity.[28]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Reproduction is one of the reasons why adult bull sharks travel into the river\u2014it is thought to be a physiological strategy to improve juvenile survival and a way to increase overall fitness of bull sharks.[28]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The young are not born with a high tolerance for high salinity, so they are born in fresh water and stay there until they are able to travel out.<\/p>\n

\"Bull<\/a>
Bull Shark, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Wednesday, 11-4-15 ~ #Sanibel #Captiva.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Initially, scientists thought the sharks in\u00a0Lake Nicaragua<\/a>\u00a0belonged to an\u00a0endemic<\/a>\u00a0species, the Lake Nicaragua shark (Carcharhinus nicaraguensis<\/i>). In 1961, following\u00a0specimen<\/a>\u00a0comparisons, taxonomists\u00a0synonymized<\/a>\u00a0them.[36]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0They can jump along the rapids of the\u00a0San Juan River<\/a>\u00a0(which connects Lake Nicaragua and the\u00a0Caribbean Sea<\/a>), almost like\u00a0salmon<\/a>.[14]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Bull sharks tagged inside the lake have later been caught in the\u00a0open ocean<\/a>\u00a0(and\u00a0vice versa<\/a><\/i>), with some taking as few as seven to 11 days to complete the journey.[36]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Bull sharks mate during late summer and early autumn,[8]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0often in freshwater[43]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0or in the\u00a0brackish<\/a>\u00a0water of river mouths. After\u00a0gestating<\/a>\u00a0for 12 months, a bull shark may give birth to 1 to 13 live young.[8]<\/a><\/sup>[44]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

\"Huge<\/a>
Huge Bull Shark, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Friday, 10-16-15 ~ #Sanibel #Captiva.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They are\u00a0viviparous<\/a>, born live and free-swimming. The young are about 70\u00a0cm (27.6\u00a0in) at birth. The bull shark does not rear its young; the young bull sharks are born into flat, protected areas.[44]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Coastal lagoons, river mouths, and other low-salinity estuaries are common nursery habitats.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The male bull shark is able to begin reproducing around the age of 15 years while the female cannot begin reproducing until the age of 18 years.[44]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The size of a fully matured female bull shark to produce viable eggs for fertilization seems to be 175\u00a0cm to 235\u00a0cm. The courting routine between bull sharks has not been observed in detail as of yet. The male likely bites the female on the tail until she can turn upside down and the male can copulate at that point. At some points, the harassment of the male can become violent. Seeing scratches and other marks on a mature female which may be from the mating ritual is not uncommon.[45]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

\"Bull<\/a>
Bull Shark, 2-2-15, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing & Fort Myers Fishing Charters & Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bull sharks have an unusual migratory pattern in comparison to other sharks. They are found in rivers all over the world. They give birth in the fresh water of rivers. The young bull sharks are free from predators while they grow up in the river before they go out to the sea to find mates.[46]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The ability to be able to survive in both fresh and salt water also gives another benefit that has been driven by evolution. Because the majority of sharks are only able to survive in salt water, the bull shark has evolved to have their offspring in the fresh water where other sharks cannot enter.[47]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The freshwater acts as a protective area where the young are able to grow and mature without the threat of larger sharks preying on the younger bull sharks.[47]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0This is an explanation for the behavior that is observed from the Bull sharks as to why there would be any reason for the adult bull shark to ever travel into a freshwater area despite being able to tolerate the high salinity of marine water.<\/p>\n

\"100<\/a>
100 pound Bull Shark, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since bull sharks often dwell in very shallow waters, are found in many types of habitats, are territorial by nature and have virtually no tolerance for provocation, they may be more dangerous to humans than any other species of shark,[14]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0and along with the\u00a0tiger shark<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0great white shark<\/a>, are among the three shark species most likely to bite humans.[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

One or several bull sharks may have been responsible for the\u00a0Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916<\/a>, which were the inspiration for\u00a0Peter Benchley<\/a>‘s novel\u00a0Jaws<\/a><\/i>.[48]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The speculation of bull sharks possibly being responsible is based on two fatal bites occurring in brackish and fresh water.<\/p>\n

\"Sanibel<\/a>
Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Bull Shark, Catch & Release, Friday, November 10, 2017, [File Photo -Wednesday, 6-24-15].<\/figcaption><\/figure>The bull shark is responsible for biting swimmers around the\u00a0Sydney Harbour<\/a>\u00a0inlets.[49]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Most of these bites were previously attributed to Great White sharks. In India, bull sharks swim up the\u00a0Ganges River<\/a>\u00a0and have bitten bathers. Many of these bite incidents were attributed to the\u00a0Ganges shark<\/a>,\u00a0Glyphis gangeticus<\/i>, a critically endangered river shark species, although the\u00a0sand tiger shark<\/a>\u00a0was also blamed during the 1960s and 1970s.<\/p>\n

\"Bull<\/a>
Bull shark caught inshore of Sanibel Island, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide, Tuesday, November 7, 2017. [File Photo – March 14, 2014].<\/figcaption><\/figure>The bull shark prefers coastal water which is less than 100 feet in depth. This is mostly due to their feeding patterns, since they prefer murky waters. This is also a problem since this gives the most interaction with humans. It is known that bull sharks inhabit areas off the coast of Florida, and there have been reports of bull sharks getting close enough to the coast to bite humans since the bull shark is a territorial animal, which encourages aggressive behavior.[50]\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/sup><\/sup>Please see more information here.<\/a><\/p>\n

“Habitat<\/strong>
\nCommon apex predator that inhabits estuarine, nearshore and offshore waters of both the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of Florida. Commonly enters estuarine waters and is one of the few shark species that may inhabit freshwater, sometimes venturing hundreds of miles inland via coastal river systems.<\/p>\n

\"Big<\/a>
Big Bull Shark caught inshore of Captiva, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Feeding<\/strong>
\nVersatile and opportunistic feeder. Stomach contents have included a variety of bony fishes and invertebrate species, sharks, rays, dolphins, sea turtles, and sea birds.<\/p>\n

Reproduction<\/strong>
\nGives birth to live young. Litters contain 1-13 pups. Size at birth about 2.4 feet. Utilizes shallow bays and coastal lagoons as nursery areas.<\/p>\n

\"Bull<\/a>
Bull shark, 9-5-14, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Size\/Age<\/strong>
\nMaximum size about 11 feet. Matures at approximately 14-18 years of age (about 6.5 feet) and is estimated to live 24+ years.<\/p>\n

Human factors<\/strong>
\nConstitutes only a small portion of the commercial shark fishery. Hardy species; does well in captivity. One of the more dangerous shark species, accounting for the third highest number of attacks on humans.”\u00a0\u00a0Please see more information here.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Bull<\/a>
Bull Sharks, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Monday, August 14, 2017. File Photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Please click here to\u00a0Book A Charter<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or call\u00a0239-472-8658 <\/strong>and here for\u00a0Live Sanibel Traffic Cams<\/a>. <\/strong>\u00a0Wednesday, February 21, Captiva Island Fishing Charters, Sneaky Bull Sharks, Off Oyster Bars, click\u00a0here for\u00a0College Of Fishing\u00a0Hats & Apparel<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re located at Castaways Marina, Santiva, Sanibel Island, just before the Blind Pass bridge to Captiva Island.<\/p>\n

\"Friday,<\/a>
Friday, 10\/11\/13, Captiva Fishing Report: Big Bull Shark caught by captain Jimmy! Sanibel, Captiva & North Captiva, #Captiva<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a fierce storm, Turner Beach, the beach adjoining the Pass, is frequently covered with a bounty of shells from Olives to Fighting Whelks to the more common Conchs. The fishing is also renowned with sharks in the summer, tailing redfish on the bayside flats and snook under and off the Blind Pass bridge. Because Turner Beach faces Westward, the sunsets are spectacular and a popular viewing point for residents and visitors alike.<\/p>\n

\"Big<\/a>
Big Bull Shark caught inshore of Captiva, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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200 pound Bull Shark caught inshore of Captiva, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sanibel Island Fishing & Captiva Island Fishing, February 21, 2018: Bull Shark! Captiva Fishing Report,\u00a0 Sanibel Island Fishing Charters, Captiva Island Fishing Charters, Wednesday, February 21: Bull Shark, Stealing The Cut Bait, Catch & Release; water quality in relatively good shape;\u00a0(Caloosahatchee: no\/little freshwater runoff impact right now;\u00a0Red Tide Report, impact minimal, broken up and largely […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13498,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-image"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13497"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19855,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13497\/revisions\/19855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/captivafishing.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}