Shark Fishing on Hilton Head

Almost 40 species of shark are indigenous to South Carolina’s waters [source: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources]. The species are generally mild, including the sandbar and bonnethead sharks, but more aggressive species, including the tiger and the bull shark have been spotted. South Carolina’s offshore estuaries provide good birthing and feeding grounds for these sharks.  Some of the common types of sharks include Atlantic sharpnose, sandbar sharks, blacktip sharks, scalloped hammerhead sharks, finetooth sharks, bonnethead sharks, lemon sharks, nurse sharks, tiger sharks, blacknose sharks, spinner sharks, bull sharks and a single smooth dogfish.