SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A group of fishermen encountered a great white shark off the coast of La Jolla over the weekend.

A local fisherman captured a video of a 16- to 18-foot great white shark while fishing off the coast of La Jolla, sparking ...

Fishermen off the coast of La Jolla, San Diego, had a rare encounter with a massive, estimated 16-foot-long great white shark ...

Sharks are common along the coast of California. According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, white sharks ...

Dustin Sergent, a fly fishing captain, recorded the video on his phone, showing how close the shark was to his boat in La Jolla Canyon. According to Sergent, the sighting happened Saturday, June 28.