The crew of a fishing steamer were fishing, and pulled up and Eel weighing in at 34lbs, 5 feet 3 inches, and a circumference of 15 inches. Thrashing around in the net, this big Eel was not as feisty as smaller ones, which would have made things pretty interesting. Share on digg
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Largest Eel Ever Caught – Rhode Island
Posted: 18th March 2010 by admin in Fish, Largest Sea CreaturesTags: eel, Fish, largest eel
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Largest Salmon Ever Caught – California
Posted: 18th March 2010 by admin in Fish, Largest Sea CreaturesTags: Fish, largest salmon, salmon
A Chinook salmon in lower Battle Creek was found to be 51 inches long, which could have weighed more than 88 pounds, according to standard size-to-weight ratios. Normally, salmon weigh between 20 and 30 pounds. This gigantic salmon was found during a standard fall salmon survey by some DFG biologists. Share on digg
Largest Stingray Ever Caught – Thailand
Posted: 18th March 2010 by admin in Fish, Largest Sea CreaturesTags: Fish, largest stingray, sting ray, stingray
This gigantic freshwater Stingray weighed in at over 256kg. A team of fishermen fought hard to reel this guy in, after fishing up other stingrays of varied weight, from different parts of a Thai river. It took them 90 minutes to wrangle this beast out of the water, to be finally brought to the side […]
Largest Catfish Ever Caught – Thailand
Posted: 18th March 2010 by admin in Fish, Largest Sea CreaturesTags: catfish, Fish, largest catfish
This Grizzly bear sized catfish measures in at nearly 9 feet long. This might just be the largest freshwater fish ever on record. Thai villagers tried to keep the giant catfish alive, but despite great efforts, it died and was eaten by the villagers. This species of catfish is listed as “critacally endangered” by the […]