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When was the worlds largest freshwater sturgeon caught in Laporte In?
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Is the pirarucu fish the largest freshwater fish?
The giant Mekong catfish caught in May of 2005 was 9 feet long and it was boasted as world record, but is smaller compared to the documented size of Pirarucu fish from about 100 years ago which was 15 ft (4.6 m).Pirarucu info:http://www.whozoo.org/Intro98/paomora/pirarucu2.htmMekong info:http://www.extremescience.com/BiggestFreshwaterFish.htmNo the Sturgeon is the largest freshwater fish, in excess of 1800 lbs for the American Sturgeon and larger for the European sturgeon.
What state is the largest freshwater fish from?
it is not in the US but the largest freshwater fish was a catfish caught in china
What was the biggest fish ever caught in lake superior?
The largest lake sturgeon ever caught in Lake Superior was in 1922 by Lapointe Fisheries in Batchewana Bay. It was seven feet, eleven inches long and weighed 310 pounds.
Worlds largest sturgeon?
In the 1893 Chicago World's Fair was exhibited a white sturgeon caught at Astoria on the the Columbia river that was purported to weigh 2,000 pounds, though in Russia, there have been beluga sturgeon caught much larger, with the greatest weighing in at 4,568 pds having been taken from the Caspian Sea. The maximum length a sturgeon grows is around 18 feet, or 5.5 meters.reply: there was a strugeon caught but not landed in eaither the Mississippi or stcroix in the 90's that was over 20 ft long!"Russian sturgeon in the Caspian Sea region. The largest recorded sturgeon in the world was caught there at the mouth of the Volga River in 1736. It measured 28 feet long and weighed 4,570 pounds. A beluga sturgeon female was once caught bearing 900 pounds of roe." By Deborah hufford Lake Magazine MONSTERS OF THE DEEP From the October/November 2006 Issue
How big was the largest freshwater shrimp ever caught?
It was big enough to get up in side you sister and tickle her tonsils
What was the size of the largest freshwater bass caught?
The largest Smallmouth Bass was 11 lbs 15 oz caught in Dale Hollow Lake,Tennessee, in July 1955. The largest Largemouth Bass was 22 lbs 4 oz (tie one caught in Japan and one in the US).
Why is the August full moon called the sturgeon moon?
This was named by fishing tribes, sturgeon were most readily caught in the month of august.
What is the world record for a sturgeon?
The world record for a sturgeon is a Beluga sturgeon caught in 1827 in Russia, which weighed around 3,463 pounds and measured approximately 24 feet in length.
Do water moccasins live in Northwest Indiana?
Yes, I have caught them, in LaPorte County Indiana.
How long is a freshwater eel?
The New Zealand longfin eel is the world's largest and longest living freshwater eel. they are often found up to 1.75 metres in length. the largest recorded ever caught weighed 24 kilograms. They are a traditional food of Maori and are delicious.
What fish can be caught in coastal freshwater and saltwater?
catfish
Largest fish ever caught in river nile?
It would seem that the largest fish would be a Nile perch, as I have found no information suggesting that there would be Sturgeon or anything resembling Larger North American fish. Even channel Catfish here seem to get bigger then Catfish in the Nile.
