Fishing in Wainwright

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Fishing in Wainwright

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Keep your rods ready for Wainwright in North Slope. The fishing forecast is currently 7.6. The most caught fishes here are the blacktip shark, the schoolmaster fish, the bonefish and the gray snapper. Come try the most famous fishing techniques like the bass trolling, fishing for sea bass while surfcasting, trolling or trolling for mackerel.

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The Blacktip Shark

The Blacktip Shark

The Blacktip shark belongs to the Carcharhinidae family. If the maximum height is between 2.50 and 2.80 m, the average is more usually around 1.50 m, for a weight of 120 kg. The life expectancy of the blacktip shark is estimated at 12 years. Mating takes place from spring to early summer. It can be fished all year round. The blacktip shark has a relatively slender body with a long, conical snout. Its back and sides are ash grey; a light horizontal lateral stripe marks this area of the white belly quite slightly and a broad white line is often visible, belonging to the belly, coming from the caudal peduncle and stopping under the dorsal fin. The long nose is flattened dorso-ventrally and appears slightly rounded when viewed from below. The eyes are forward, relatively small. The mouth is wide. The nostrils are thin and you can't see the spiracles. The upper and lower teeth are quite similar, with a broad base and an almost straight point with finely crenellated edges. The pectoral fins are sickle-shaped. The first pointed dorsal fin with a pyramidal profile is inserted just behind the pectoral fins. The second dorsal fin is much smaller, facing the anal fin, of the same size. Just in front of the anal fin is a pair of small pelvic fins. Finally, the caudal fin is heterocercal with a fairly large upper lobe. All fins, except the anal, are bordered with a dark color on the trailing edge or apex, varying in intensity from one individual to another. The lower edge of the pectoral

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The Schoolmaster fish

The Schoolmaster fish

The Schoolmaster fish belongs to the Lutjanidae fish. They reach a maximum of 61 cm long and 3.6 kg in weight, but are normally in the 30 cm to 35 cm range. It has a lifespan of 19 years. Its spawning and fishing season depends on the location. Schoolmaster have a robust, slightly compressed body, moderately deep, with a pointed head. The greatest depth is more than a third of its standard length. The head is broad, as long as the depth of the body; the profile is straight from the muzzle to the nape of the neck, then regularly arched to the tail. Their triangular snout is long and pointed, with a large mouth. The notch and the pre-seal button are small. One of the upper pairs of canines is significantly larger than the anterior teeth of the lower jaw, visible when the mouth is closed. Vomer and the palatins both have teeth. There are no teeth on ectopterygoids. In addition to an anchor-shaped dental patch on the vomer with a median posterior extension, 5 to 7 gills at the first plantar arch of the upper limb and 11 to 15 lower limbs, totalling 17 to 22. The color is olive grey to brownish on the back and upper sides, with a yellow to reddish tinge around the head. The lower sides and belly are lighter; no dark lateral spots under the front of the soft dorsal fin. There are 8 narrow, pale vertical bars on the side of the body that may be pale or absent in large adults. A solid or broken blue line extends over the head under the eyes and may disappear with growth. From the up

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The Bonefish

The Bonefish

The Bonefish belongs to the Albulidae family. The maximum size of the bonefish is 104 cm and the maximum weight is 10 kg. They can live up to 10 years. It breeds from November to May. It can be fished all year round. Many fossil remains, several million years old and dating from the dinosaur era, show that the tarpon has the particularity of having changed very little during its long existence. It can be recognized by its streamlined body covered with large silver scales and its mouth with a prominent lower jaw with many small pointed teeth. These characteristics seem to have inspired the different appellations attributed to it according to its geographical distribution: "Silver King" in America or the "Great Scale" in the West Indies.

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The Gray Snapper

The Gray Snapper

The Gray Snapper belongs to the Lutjanidae family. The gray snapper is one of the smallest snappers. It rarely exceeds 45 cm and almost always weighs less than 4 kg. The maximum size is 60 cm for 27 kg. It has a lifespan of 27 years. It breeds from April to November. It can be fished all year round. The gray snapper has a relatively slim body, a large mouth and a pointed snout. The anal fin is rounded and the pectoral fins short, without reaching the anal fin. Although the background color of this species may vary, particularly in juveniles, the body and fins of the gray snapper are generally grey to green with a reddish tinge. On the sides of the fish, there are rows of small reddish to orange spots. The median fins are darker than the even fins, often bordered with yellow or white, and the pectoral fins are colorless. The rear edge of the anal fin is rounded. There is no black spot on the side of the body. Young gray snappers have a clearly visible dark band from the snout through the eye and a less visible blue band on the cheek under the eye. They may also sometimes show a lateral pattern of thin pale bars on the body. The fins of juveniles are reddish orange with dark edges.

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The Black Drum

The Black Drum

The Black Drum belongs to the Sciaenidae family. The adult can reach 1.55 meters for 45 kg. They spawn from April to June. They can live for about 50 years. It can be fished all year round. The black drum is a stocky fish with a high backrest and many barbells or whiskers under the lower jaw. Younger fish have four or five dark vertical stripes on their sides, but these vanish with age. Older fish have a white belly, but the color of the back and sides can vary considerably. Fish in Gulf waters often lack color and are light grey or silvery. Those who live in the muddy waters of the bay have dark grey or bronze backs and sides. Some are solid silver-grey or jet-black.

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