It has been a few years since I have I taken a stroll at the Gulf State Park Pier. After taking care of some business I decided to stop by on the way home. When I started my walk I was almost ran over by a little boy on his tricycle. He had never been on a pier this big so he was excited and wanted to take everything in.

I mainly wanted to see how the fishing was. This evening the sharks were dominating the catches. On my brief walk one person after another snagged a shark. The "bull shark" shuffle was on the dance card tonight as anglers were being pulled all over the pier. While not as elegant as a dance, it was a well orchestrated maneuvering of fishing polls and not once did any lines get crossed or tangled. The sharks were too big to attempt a landing. The anglers got a good fight and when the sharks would make a dash out, the line would break.

Pier at Gulf Shores Fishing Pier at the Gulf State Park

Gulf State Park PierThe Gulf State Park Pier in Gulf Shores on Tuesday, May 12,2015. Gulf Shores PierSunset at Gulf State Park Pier in Gulf Shores on Tuesday, May 12,2015 as a young boy watches his fishing line for a strike. Sunset at the PierSunset at Gulf State Park Pier in Gulf Shores on Tuesday, May 12,2015. Bystanders watch the anglers fish at the end of the pier. People at the PierSunset at Gulf State Park Pier in Gulf Shores on Tuesday, May 12,2015. Anglers pull up a catch while a great blue heron looks on hoping to get some fish from them.

Catching Fish at the PierSunset at Gulf State Park Pier in Gulf Shores on Tuesday, May 12,2015. Anglers switch positions as a shark pulls on the fishing gear. Catching Fish at the PierSunset at Gulf State Park Pier in Gulf Shores on Tuesday, May 12,2015. Anglers switch positions as a shark pulls on the fishing gear.

  Heron at the Pier Catching Fish at the PierSunset at Gulf State Park Pier in Gulf Shores on Tuesday, May 12,2015. An angler battles a shark. Kids Fishing at PierSunset at Gulf State Park Pier in Gulf Shores on Tuesday, May 12,2015. Bystanders watch the anglers fish at the end of the pier.

People at the Pier Fish Wagons at PierSunset at Gulf State Park Pier in Gulf Shores on Tuesday, May 12,2015. Bystanders watch the anglers fish at the end of the pier. Heron at PierA great blue heron at sunset on the Gulf State Park Pier in Gulf Shores on Tuesday, May 12,2015. Bystanders watch the anglers fish at the end of the pier.