Fins to the left, fins to the right …
Myers teacher caught sharks last summer while on vacation
Mr. Plummer (left) and his brother Matt fished fort sharks every day at the beach last summer.
Myers Elementary kindergarten teacher Mr. David Plummer went fishing in Outer Banks, North Carolina last summer and caught seven sharks.
Several were sand bar sharks, but he also caught a bonnet head and Atlantic sharp nose.
When Mr. Plummer and his family go to the beach, he and his brother Matt fish every day, he said.
The sharks they caught were mostly around four feet long, but he pulled one in that was over six feet. They fished down on the beach and sometimes on the pier, he said. He and his brother released the sharks they caught.
“Sharks would have to be the biggest type of fish I have ever caught,” said Mr. Plummer.
Fly fishing is his preferred fishing style when in Pennsylvania. He has even gotten recognition in Field and Stream magazine, which published a picture of him in its “Game Faces” section in 2010.
Mr. Plummer said he has been fishing since he was young with his dad and grandfather on a camp they had on the Juniata River. Anytime he would have free time he would ride his bike down to Bells Run and fish.
When he got older he and his friends would go to area ponds and just sit and fish all day.
Fly fishing he started that at a young age as well, he said. When he was young an old neighbor gave him some of his equipment that he used for fly fishing.
Mr. Plummer remembers all of those childhood memories, like tying his first fly.
“There’s always that one thing that people do to clear their mind and fishing is that for me. I just love the outdoors. It’s a relaxing and peaceful experience” said Mr. Plummer.
