It’s illegal in California to intentionally fish for great white sharks.
But on Saturday at Hermosa Beach Pier in Los Angeles County, five anglers reportedly hooked more than 20 juvenile white sharks, using mackerel as bait.
According to the Easy Reader, the anglers said they believed they were hooking mako sharks, and that they cut the lines to free the sharks after reeling them to the surface. The sharks measured between 6 and 9 feet.
It is legal to fish for mako sharks, but they rarely venture into shallow coastal waters. Mako shark catches almost always occur on boats…