Species guide
How to catch Tope shark
Galeorhinus galeus
The Tope shark is an elongated, medium-sized shark known for schooling behavior, especially in southern Australian waters. It migrates seasonally and is a demersal predator that hunts various fish and cephalopods. This species is valued as a game fish by anglers.
Where they live
Found over continental shelves and slopes in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and Mediterranean, the Tope shark inhabits depths from shallow waters down to 1100 meters. It often forms schools of similar size and sex, especially in southern Australia where it migrates seasonally to warmer waters.
Typical size
Up to about 193 cm
What they eat
- small fish
- squid
- cuttlefish
- cephalopods
- small pelagic fish
Best baits
- fish strips
- squid pieces
- pilchards
- mackerel strips
Best lures
- metal jigs
- soft plastic lures
- poppers
- sinking plugs
How to fish for them
- bottom fishing
- drift fishing
- trolling near seabed
- chumming
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