I received an email from a client, Bob Bauer about a shark sighting in the bay.

He got the photo from his friend Dave who took the picture Sunday at Tobay Cove beach. He said there were a lot of people including DEC on the beach watching.

It is thought to be a thresher shark about 10 to 14 feet long.

I would have to agree because of the small lobe just about at the end of the tail fin and the great distance from the tail fin to the dorsal fin.

I would also guess that it followed bunker schools in from the ocean. Sounds like it might be time to start shark fishing however I would think chances would be better in the ocean than in Tobay Cove. I would also think twice before going swimming in any of the deep coves along the State Channel.

Captain Al Lorenzetti

I received an email from a client, Bob Bauer about a shark sighting in the bay.

He got the photo from his friend Dave who took the picture Sunday at Tobay Cove beach. He said there were a lot of people including DEC on the beach watching.

It is thought to be a thresher shark about 10 to 14 feet long.

I would have to agree because of the small lobe just about at the end of the tail fin and the great distance from the tail fin to the dorsal fin.

I would also guess that it followed bunker schools in from the ocean. Sounds like it might be time to start shark fishing however I would think chances would be better in the ocean than in Tobay Cove. I would also think twice before going swimming in any of the deep coves along the State Channel.

Captain Al Lorenzetti