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The onshore west wind continues to load Manasota Key with fresh fossils this weekend. Here is your Saturday family hunting guide, plus an amazing fossil discovery from Arkansas that proves sharks were everywhere millions of years ago.

The onshore west wind continues to load Manasota Key with fresh fossils as we head into the weekend. Here is your Friday and Saturday hunting outlook, plus a fascinating new discovery about basking sharks from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

The onshore west wind continues to load Manasota Key with fresh fossils today. Conditions are rough and require technique. Science is making huge leaps in understanding these ancient predators. Here is what to expect on the beach this Thursday.

Day three of the west blow, and the Gulf is restocking Manasota Key with fresh shark teeth. Today is rough with a yellow flag and storms in play, so hunt smart from the sand. The real payoff comes the first calm morning after the wind lays down.

A storm-dodging Tuesday on Manasota Key with a lesson: scoop the drop-off, not the flat sand. West winds are restocking the beach with fresh teeth, and tonight's tide falls below zero at 6:38 PM. Watch the sky, hunt the gaps, and learn how to read your sifter.

This week's best hunting mornings are Friday through Sunday, but the evening tides steal the show with zero and below-zero lows through Thursday. Today rates 3.5 out of 5 teeth with choppy water stirring fresh material toward shore. Sharkier reopens August 7.

Today's hunt rating is 3 out of 5 teeth on Manasota Key. The tide falls from a 9:48 AM high toward a rare zero low, but scattered morning storms mean hunting in windows. Plus the story of how Venice became the Shark Tooth Capital of the World.

Today's hunt rating is 4 out of 5 teeth on Manasota Key. The tide falls to a nearly zero low at 4:51 PM, with clear water in the morning and scattered storms possible after lunch. Get today's full report, tip of the day, and fossil fact from your local guide at Sharkier.com.