Fishing For

Nurse shark

4.0

(26)

149 Catches

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Average Length

10.0 ft

Maximum Length

14.1 ft

Maximum Weight

241.6 lbs

Depth Range

0.0 - 426.5 ft

Temperature Range

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Nurse shark

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(50)

North Atlantic Ocean (US/FL Keys)

24.872342, -81.164892

22 Catches

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(81)

North Atlantic Ocean (US/FL)

Broward County, Florida

12 Catches

4.0

(12)

North Atlantic Ocean (Saint Lucie County)

Saint Lucie County, Florida

Miami-Dade County, Florida

5 Catches

4.0

(15)

North Atlantic Ocean ( Brevard County )

Brevard County, Florida

Palm Beach County, Florida

4 Catches

4.0

(25)

Caribbean Sea (US/PR)

18.249326, -65.412466

51.902885, -10.303591

3 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Nurse shark

Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Black Striped Mullet

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(90)

8 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Pinfish

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(41)

8 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Atlantic Longfin Squid

4.0

(93)

4 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Grunts

4.0

(6)

4 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Squid

4.0

(91)

4 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Atlantic Mackerel (Tinker Mackerel)

5.0

(7)

3 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Atlantic Croaker

4.0

(16)

3 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Bluerunner

No Rating (0)

3 Catches

Recently Caught Nurse shark

Clayton Donovan

3 days ago

•

Monroe County, Florida

First shark

Species Nurse shark

Weight 15 lb

5 likes • 1 comment

Blake Cooper

6 hours ago

•

Saint Johns County, Florida

Species Nurse shark

4 likes

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Finn Gustafson

2 weeks ago

•

Species Nurse shark

Weight 19 lb

5 likes

Finn Gustafson

4 weeks ago

•

Species Nurse shark

Weight 38 lb

7 likes

T H

3 weeks ago

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Species Nurse shark

9 likes

Black Boss

8 weeks ago

•

Species Nurse shark

Weight 1 lb

7 likes • 2 comments

Reinhardt Vandenberg

2025-02-01

•

Eden, Western Cape

Species Nurse shark

Gear 1

10 likes • 2 comments

Gavin Brennan

2025-01-27

•

Monroe County, Florida

Captain Jake, salt n sun charters put us on a huge nurse shark! Also a ton of good eating fish! Go see him! You will not be disappointed!

Species Nurse shark

Weight 250 lb

3 likes

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