Posted: 9/5/2021 12:27:39 PM EDT
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Was a couple miles up a creek, which was pretty far up a tidal river. Usually catch blue, channel and white cats, plus bullheads, LMB, perch, snakeheads, etc Dry years catch puppy drum early fall. But fresh enough I still catch crappie and sunfish there. Thought I had a 35lb plus cat. Nope. Attached File |
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Lucky (or unlucky depending on your fishing preferences) it wasn't a Bull Shark. Nat Geo says they found Bull Sharks alive and swimming waaay up freshwater rivers. While bull sharks are commonly found along coastlines, bays, and harbors, they also frequent a most uncommon shark habitat—freshwater rivers. The species has been spotted 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) up the Amazon River in South America and dwell in Lake Nicaragua, a freshwater lake in Central America. Bull sharks have traveled up the Mississippi River as far north as Illinois and are regularly spotted in India's Ganges. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/shark-attack-threats-bull-sharks-location |
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Originally Posted By _DR: Lucky (or unlucky depending on your fishing preferences) it wasn't a Bull Shark. Nat Geo says they found Bull Sharks alive and swimming waaay up freshwater rivers. While bull sharks are commonly found along coastlines, bays, and harbors, they also frequent a most uncommon shark habitat—freshwater rivers. The species has been spotted 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) up the Amazon River in South America and dwell in Lake Nicaragua, a freshwater lake in Central America. Bull sharks have traveled up the Mississippi River as far north as Illinois and are regularly spotted in India's Ganges. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/shark-attack-threats-bull-sharks-location We have at least one over 8' caught every year at our swimming hole, typically in pound nets. This one was a few years back, but one was landed same spots few weeks ago. Attached File Hell, had a gator killed a few months back next county over, and one photographed a few times close by me in the last couple weeks. |
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Originally Posted By Dave15: Was a couple miles up a creek, which was pretty far up a tidal river. Usually catch blue, channel and white cats, plus bullheads, LMB, perch, snakeheads, etc Dry years catch puppy drum early fall. But fresh enough I still catch crappie and sunfish there. Thought I had a 35lb plus cat. Nope. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/71410/IMG_20210903_110417789_jpg-2079041.JPG Ok what the hell am I looking at? |
