A fishing crew recently set a new state record after reeling in a huge bull shark at the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo. The Bon Secour Butchers team on “The Orca” vessel caught the 494.5-pound beast at the tournament on Dauphin Island. “A catch like that coming through our weigh station really galvanizes everyone and...
An orange lobster is now safe at an aquarium after it was accidentally delivered to a Red Lobster in Ashville, North Carolina. The restaurant staff was familiar with different-colored rare lobsters and immediately recognized that this shellfish stood out from the bunch. “When you get a whole entire aquarium that has lobsters in it, and...
Sharks have tested positive for cocaine off Brazil’s coast, according to a new scientific study. Scientists with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation tested 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharkswho all tested positive for the drug, and 12 out of the 13 also tested positive for benzoylecgonine, cocaine’s primary metabolite. Their findings, published in the journal ScienceDirect, were the...
Florida’s most popular freshwater game fish has a new name. The largemouth bass, commonly found in Florida’s waterways, is now known as the Florida bass, according to a July 17 news release from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Its name change comes after a recent study by Yale University that “used advanced...
New York’s record for largest longnose gar caught has been broken. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced in a July 12 press release that Chuck Zimmerman of Hilton, Monroe County, broke the record for the largest longnose gar caught in the state. The previous record was set in...
A Missouri teen is recovering after being bitten by a shark in Florida on Wednesday, the fourth reported shark bite in the area in just six days. The 14-year-old was in knee-deep water in Daytona Beach Shores when a shark bit him on the foot, WSVN-TV reported. The teen was taken to a hospital for...
Committed to trying to fulfill his pregnant wife’s unusual food cravings, a man has been diving into the ocean to retrieve fish for her. Louis Davis and his wife Ash Davis live in Northland, New Zealand, and are about to welcome their third child. The pair grew up fishing and diving for fresh fish in...
It’s apparently never too early to start setting records and, for one young fisherman, he is just getting started. Wade Merschat, 12, of Trout Creek, Montana, has just set his first record after reeling in a largescale sucker last month. He landed the fish at his favorite, secret fishing spot in Noxon Rapids Reservoir with...
A fishing record can always be broken, but some prove particularly challenging to beat. The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) has been clocking fishing accomplishments since its beginnings. The organization is home to fishing records for both freshwater and saltwater fish in all-tackle, line class, all-tackle length for male, female and junior anglers. If you’re...
Biologists in Florida recently caught a fish with an unusual crooked spine, photos show. In a Facebook post published on Tuesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute published a photo of a biologist smiling while holding the unusual fish. Officials say the aquatic creature measured 2.7 feet long and weighed 10.6 pounds. The fish...
