Creatures From The Deep

Et Cetera via Reddit

Categories: Freshwater, Funny, Incredible, Interesting, Non-Fishing, Oddities, Photography, Saltwater Species

Thursday July 3rd, 2008 @ 5:44 PM | Jonathon Marshall | Comments

Shark Building

This is how Discovery Channel advertises shark week at their head office in Silver Spring, MD.

The Discovery Channel’s 446-foot-long inflatable shark on top of its Silver Spring, MD, headquarters. The inflatable shark is 113-feet tall from his belly to dorsal fin and 200-feet wide.

via Promo Magazine

Categories: Incredible, Interesting, Non-Fishing, Sharks, United States

Sunday June 29th, 2008 @ 12:22 PM | Clive Mathias | Comments

Brit catches Rare Giant Freshwater Ray

Mr Welch battled this 6ft wide, 14ft long monster for 45 minutes and in the end it was too big to weigh. The massive ray is believed to be well over 300 pounds.

“When we got it to the surface I could not comprehend that something that size existed,” said Mr Welch, 45, a doctor in freshwater biology.

Categories: Fishing, Freshwater, Incredible, Interesting, News, Rays

Thursday June 26th, 2008 @ 6:15 PM | Clive Mathias | 1 Comment

IGFA Records For May 2008

There are some unusual looking records caught in May, including a Vampire fish!

Click here to view the other IGFA records for May.

Categories: Fishing, Interesting, News, World Records

Monday June 23rd, 2008 @ 6:44 PM | Clive Mathias | 2 Comments

Crocodile Versus Shark: Croc Wins!

They’re two of the most feared natural predators in the Territory - but there was only ever going to be one winner in this battle of the beasts.

via News.com.au

Categories: Australia, Crocodiles, Incredible, Interesting, News, Non-Fishing, Photography, Sharks, Wild-life

Thursday June 19th, 2008 @ 7:45 PM | Clive Mathias | Comments

The Oldest Living Fish

The oldest fish in captivity has now spent 75 years in an aquarium. He made his journey, via steamship and train, from Australia, to Chicago for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.The Australian lungfish known as Granddad is 4 feet long and 25 pounds and is said to be at least 80 years old.

No one is quite sure how old Granddad is — just that he’s been in Chicago for 75 years. That makes the Australian lungfish the longest-living fish at any aquarium in the world.

via Daily Herald

Categories: Aquariums, Freshwater, Freshwater Species, Incredible, Interesting, News, Non-Fishing, Oddities, United States, World Records

Thursday June 12th, 2008 @ 6:45 AM | Clive Mathias | Comments

The Longest Flying Fish Flight

A Japanese TV crew has filmed the longest flight time for a flying fish at 45 seconds. I’m not sure whats more impressive, the fact that these fish can fly, or the fact that they can hold their breath for 45 seconds - I can barely do that!

Flying Fish Flight on Record from NTDTV on Vimeo.

Categories: Incredible, Interesting, News, Non-Fishing, Oddities, Saltwater, Videos, World Records

Friday June 6th, 2008 @ 6:45 PM | Clive Mathias | Comments