Monster White Sturgeon Caught in Canada

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"The thrill of a lifetime." That is how Michael Snell of Salisbury, England described this incredible catch.  In the summer of 2012, Michael landed this monster fish on the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada while on a guided fishing tour.  The fish weighed approximately 1,100 pounds (498.9 kg) and measured 12 feet, 4 inches. 

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White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) are prehistoric-looking fish that potentially can reach up to 1,800 lbs and almost 20 feet in length.  They are the largest freshwater fish in North America.  Sturgeon can live to be over a hundred years old.

After getting video and photographs, the thousand pound fish was released back into the river.  Here is the full video from GrindTV:

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/video/monster_white_sturgeon_caught_in_canada/#65446

Lake Monster Photographed?

A supposed unknown lake monster was photographed earlier this week in Lake Windermere, England.  The "creature" was photographed by Tom Pickles, who was kayaking on Lake Windermere as part of a team building exercise with his company. He said he saw the animal swim past him and watched the creature for about 20 seconds.

"It was petrifying and we paddled back to the shore straight away. At first I thought it was a dog and then saw it was much bigger and moving really quickly at about 10mph," the Telegraph quoted him as saying. Each hump was moving in a rippling motion and it was swimming fast. Its skin was like a seal's but its shape was completely abnormal - it's not like any animal I've ever seen before," he stated.

Although scientists are skeptical, this is reported to be the eighth sighting of a large creature at the lake in the last five years.  The creature has been dubbed "bownessie" by locals and the media.  Read a comprehensive summary here.

Here is the picture:

"Bownessie" - Photograph by Tom Pickles