9 Largest Sea Creatures Ever Caught - Discover Fishing BC

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Largest Sea Creatures Ever Caught

1. Largest Catfish Ever Caught - Thailand

This Grizzly bear sized catfish measures in at nearly 9 feet long, and basically as big as a grizzly bear. 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 IUCN (World Conservative Union). This catfish specimen was caught in the Chiang Khong district, and is the biggest one caught since 1981. Due to the nature of this rare catch, the World Wildlife Fund is teaming up with the National Geographic Society to study the planet earth's largest freshwater fish.

2. Largest Stingray Ever Caught - Thailand

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 of the boat. This guy was crowned the largest freshwater fish to ever be caught on rod and line.

3. Largest Salmon Ever Caught - California

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.

4. Largest Eel Ever Caught - Rhode Island, New York

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 ...

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