The bigger the better . Bonus points if it has teeth .

Little fish , please . Something I can eat for dinner .

PHOTOGRAPHY ( FROM LEFT ): RI SHARK DIVING / LAUREN ROMEIRO / 333 PRODUCTIONS ; RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF FLY FISHING ; BOSTON SKYDIVE CENTER ; ISLAND STYLE PARA- SAIL ; NEW ENGLAND MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION / READ MCKENDRY ; RAIL EXPLORERS .

SHARK DIVING

Dun dun … dun dun … If the sound of the Jaws score makes you want to jump in the water and swim with the beasts , then shark diving might be the activity for you . At Rhode Island Shark Diving , the team of oceanographers and filmographers based out of Point Judith does it without the cage , making this experience as up-close and personal as you can get . After departing from Point View Marina , the R / V Warfish ( read : research vessel ) travels into the Atlantic Ocean , where the waters teem with blue and mako sharks along with sunfish , whales and seabirds . Lauren Romeiro , a videographer and marine biologist who runs the company alongside cinematographer Joe Romeiro , says the sightings are never the same twice . “ A lot of people come on with no experience with sharks at all , and then they come out absolutely loving them and traveling all around and diving with their species ,” she says . rhodeislandsharkdiving . com

FLY FISHING

Rhode Island isn ’ t usually what comes to mind when people think of fly fishing — gurgling mountain streams with sweeping Western backdrops might be more fitting — but according to Jim Barr and Bob Hines of the Rhode Island School of Fly Fishing , the smallest state offers some of the best fly angling around . “ Traditionally , when most people get started , they want to go out for trout fishing ,” says Hines . “ Once you realize that you can catch any species of fish on fly tackle , now we go after all different types of species .” The two Coast Guard captains have a combined ninety years of experience and offer guided trips and lessons in fishing and fly casting . Their favorite spots to take beginners include the Charlestown Breachway , Wood River and Narrow River . rischool offlyfishing . com

SKY DIVING

At Boston Skydive Center in Smithfield , participants can experience the adrenaline rush of jumping out of a plane at 10,000 feet — all while strapped to an instructor with years of experience . The center ’ s Cessna 182 is based out of North Central State Airport , where friends and family can watch from a viewing area as you leap from a plane and cruise to the ground with your parachute . Owner Dean O ’ Flaherty has completed more than 25,000 jumps in his career . His advice for new jumpers ? “ Stop thinking about it and just do it . If you start thinking about it too much , you ’ ll talk yourself out of it .” bostonskydive center . com