Man smuggles nearly 40,000 piranhas into the U.S.!!

Apparently there was some guy smuggling all these fish into the U.S. He had this many imported into the country in only one year. This is crazy. I guess you don't have to wonder why there are pockets of these fish showing up all over the country anymore. There have been a couple stories of fisherman pulling these out of waters in the U.S. This is the fresh water equivalent of the lion fish that have been released into the salt water. These fish can wreak havoc on the balance of the ecosystem. I have my doubts that governments will be able to contain problems like this.

Fisherman reel in 220-pound catfish!!

This is crazy these two Slovakian guys caught this enormous catfish. The thing that is even more amazing about it is that they caught it on a homemade rod and reel. This is an amazing story!! It looks like a wells catfish from the video. You can see the video below. Don't forget to subscribe for more fishing info. Thanks.

Man Sues Fishing Group Over $1M Prize!

Apparently this man was cheated out of a one million dollar fishing prize. The company that was going to pay out the prize said he was breaking the rules by having a home made lure. Even to me that seems a little shady I mean come on people does it really matter? Why is this company willing to spend all of this money to cheat this man out of his prize money? It seems ridiculous to me all they are going to do is make their attorneys rich. So everybody looses. Nice. What a huge mess and a bunch of drama caused by someone trying to be chintzy and cheat this man out of his prize. Just look at the fish he deserves the prize. They must be taking economic lessons from China or something. He should extra for creating his own lure for creativity or something. Look at the size of that fish! Don't forget to follow or subscribe to us. Thanks.

Big Lionfish Found at Disturbing Depths!!

Yet more problems with this invasive lion fish. They have found them down at a ship wreck at 300 feet deep. These fish are a growing problem for the ecosystem in our ocean. They are an invasive species and should be managed accordingly. If we fail to manage these we may have the same situation we have with the Asian carp in our rivers with the lion fish in the ocean. If you see these you should catch them and kill them. I don't care if you eat them or not. Just use caution they are venomous. I have heard some people are starting to eat them but just use caution as the spines are full of poison. If this is possible fish is a good source of protein. Well either way they are invading the environment at an astonishing rate and the sharks cannot control them due to the spines. Since we caused the problem to start with we will have to fix it I am certain. Don't forget to subscribe or follow us for fishing news and stories. Thanks. Here is the original story from live science.
by Megan Gannon, News Editor July 14, 2013 

The relentless scourge of lionfish has crept to unexpected depths: Off the coast of Florida, researchers say they found the venomous invader thriving around a sunken ship at 300 feet (91 meters) below the water's surface.
"We expected some populations of lionfish at that depth, but their numbers and size were a surprise," researcher Stephanie Green, of Oregon State University, said in a statement.
Last month, Green and colleagues investigated the seafloor near Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in a deep-diving Antipodes sub. At 300 feet (91 m) deep, the team witnessed a large number of the spiny fish near the intentionally sunken Bill Boyd cargo ship, an artificial reef created in 1986. [See Photos of Lionfish & Other Freaky Fish]
While lionfish are typically between 12 and 15 inches (30 to 38 centimeters) long, the Oregon State researchers say they saw unusually large specimens as big as 16 inches (40 cm) long.
"This was kind of an 'Ah hah!' moment," Green said. "It was immediately clear that this is a new frontier in the lionfish crisis, and that something is going to have to be done about it. Seeing it up-close really brought home the nature of the problem."

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A popular aquarium fish and invasive predator, lionfish have a fan of soft, waving fins and venomous …

Native to tropical Indo-Pacific waters, lionfish were introduced to the Atlantic by humans in the 1990s, likely through the exotic pet trade. Now found in reefs from North Carolina to South America, the rapidly reproducing invasive fish have voracious appetites, gobbling up native fish and competing with other species for food resources.
Worse, lionfish have no natural enemies in Atlantic waters, except spear gun-toting humans. Another study, detailed online July 11 in the journal PLOS ONE, found that not even sharks can curb red lionfish populations in Caribbean reefs.
Researchers are trying to figure out what is keeping lionfish in check in the Pacific so that they might stem the Atlantic invasion, which thus far has looked to be unstoppable. Prepared correctly, lionfish are said to make a tasty meal, but one prick from the fish's venomous spine can cause excruciating pain. Lionfish derbies to bring in big catches of the predator have been held in Florida and the Caribbean.
"A lionfish will eat almost any fish smaller than it is," Green said in a statement. "Regarding the large fish we observed in the submersible dives, a real concern is that they could migrate to shallower depths as well and eat many of the fish there. And the control measures we're using at shallower depths — catch them and let people eat them — are not as practical at great depth."
Lionfish also can produce far more offspring when they are large. A big, mature female in some species can have up to 10 times as many offspring as a female that's half its size, researchers say.

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Tuna capsizes boat, drags fisherman into Pacific!!

This looks like it was a bad formula from the start. You have a large fisherman plus a large tuna plus a small boat. Well you don't really have to do a lot of math to figure out this one. I think it was a matter of simple physics here. I do however have to give the guy respect for catching such a large fish. I am sure he is happy that he did not become part of the food chain when he got pulled in that water. Did he or the fish win? Well lets call this one a close draw. Don't forget to follow me. Thanks!

Bird learns to fish with Bread! Amazing!

I think this is some sort of genius bird or something! This is an amazing video. Thanks for watching and don't forget to follow us. Thanks again.

Meet the Man Who Stalks the World's Biggest Fish!

I love this guy he is awesome! He goes after the worlds biggest fish and seems fearless the whole time I love his shows. Check out what live science had to say about him. I wish I had his job!!

By Douglas Main, Staff Writer 4 hours ago 
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One of the largest fish in the world, the Mekong giant catfish grows to 10 feet (3 meters).

In the slow-motion depths of Southeast Asia's Mekong River lurks the critically endangered Mekong giant catfish, one of the world's biggest freshwater fish. When biologist Zeb Hogan first spied this shadowy goliath as an exchange student to Thailand in 1997, he knew he had to learn more about them.
Since then, he's branched out and begun studying other huge fish as a biologist at the University of Nevada, Reno, and a National Geographic Explorer. Now, he travels the world to find these beasts as a part of Nat Geo WILD's "River Monsters," which airs on Fridays. The next episode will air tonight (July 19) at 10 o'clock ET.
LiveScience's OurAmazingPlanet got Hogan on the phone to hear more about his adventures.
Livescience: What's the biggest fish you've ever seen?
Zeb Hogan: A 15-foot-long [4.6 meters] giant freshwater stingray. I've come across catfish in Southeast Asia that weigh 600 pounds [272 kilograms]. I've seen sturgeon that weigh 500 pounds [227 kg] and are 8 to 9 feet long [2.4 to 2.7 m].
There are about 30 species that weigh at least 200 pounds [91 kg] and are at least 6 to 7 feet long [1.8 to 2.1 m]. I've seen 20 of these species.
LiveScience: What's your favorite fish?
Hogan:  One of my favorites is the Mekong giant catfish. I spent about 10 years trying to tag a live one in the wild. We started trying in 1998 and tagged our first fish in 2007. That speaks to how rare they are. [Photos of the Largest Fish on Earth]
LiveScience: How did you finally tag one?
Hogan: I made friends with fishermen in two areas where they are still caught regularly, in Cambodia and Thailand, on the Mekong River. I made a deal with them that I would buy the fish off of them if they caught one; they would keep it in good condition.
They finally caught one in Thailand and we were there within 15 minutes to put a tag on the fish, and released it.
LiveScience: What's tonight's show about?
Hogan: Green sturgeon. They occur about 100 miles [160 km] from where I live (in Nevada). I doubt anybody has seen them, and very few people know about them. To film one I dove about 30 to 40 feet [9.1 to 12.2 m] down, in a current, and actually found one.
LiveScience: Have you ever felt in danger or had "close calls" with one of these fish?
Hogan: We were working on a project recently with an arapaima, a South American fish that weighed 200 pounds [91 kg]. They have a hard bony head. We were trying to net it. It jumped and hit my colleague in the chest and knocked him back. He couldn't breathe for a while or talk the rest of the day. He thinks he broke his rib.
Some close calls haven't had to do with the fish but being in remote areas. For example, we were in a car crash in Mongolia while we were studying the world's largest trout.[Image Gallery: Freaky Fish]
LiveScience: What's the most endangered fish?

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Hogan: The Chinese paddlefish may be extinct. None have been seen for several years. About 70 percent of large freshwater fish are threatened with extinction, and they are threatened by overfishing, pollution, habitat degradation and dams.
There is a plan to dam the Mekong that's going forward. It's a very serious threat and could conceivably cause the extinction of two of these large fish.
LiveScience: What can people do to help preserve these fish?
Hogan: I'd encourage people to learn more about the rivers and streams near them and donate to conservation organizations.
People in Las Vegas, for example, could encourage their leaders to conserve the fish and waters of the Colorado River, which supplies the city with water.
LiveScience: What's the weirdest of all the fish you've encountered?
Hogan: The American paddlefish is very strange. It has a scale-less, sharklike body and fins and a bulbous fat body. And they have a large, frown-shaped mouth. It feeds like a basking shark, opening its mouth and filtering out plankton. Its paddlelike snout is covered with receptors and it has very small eyes. It's also a very awkward fish, and can't swim well in captivity.
Another one is a goonch. There are rumors of these large predatory catfish feeding on corpses in India. It's an unusual-looking fish with camouflage-looking skin, brown and black, with a slender tail and long, wispy, almost featherlike fins. A full-size one has almost nail-like teeth, up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) long. Very small,  catlike eyes.
I was snorkeling near the border of India and Nepal and saw one and dove down next to it — it didn't eat me.
LiveScience: Are they easy to approach once you find them? 
Hogan: Every species is different. Some species are very skittish. Others are indifferent, like sturgeon. They are ancient and primitive and you get that sense when you're in the water with them. They don't pay much attention.
Some are curious. Arapaima will come right up to you. It can be a little bit unnerving, a 7- to 8-foot-long fish with a powerful mouth right in front of you — you're not exactly sure what the intention of the fish is.
Baramundi will do the same thing — I've been in water with them and they have a sense for where you're looking. They come up and sit right behind your head — I'll turn around and there's a fish a few inches away.
LiveScience: Is there ever any conflict between you and fishermen, since you are trying to save these fish?
Hogan: Not really. The fish I'm focusing on are critically endangered and extremely rare. For the most part, my experience in Southeast Asia shows that fishermen get it and respect what I'm doing. "We used to catch these all the time," they'd say, and now "we're lucky if we catch one once per year." In Southeast Asia there's also a tradition of sometimes releasing fish back into the river.
LiveScience: What is your proudest career achievement?
Hogan: When I first started this work, I would be in very remote areas, like with fishermen in middle of the night in Cambodia, catching Mekong giant catfish. They were the only ones who saw this fish. Now, millions of people have seen this and other fish like it.
Email Douglas Main or follow him on Twitter or Google+. Follow us @OAPlanet, Facebook or Google+. Original article on LiveScience's OurAmazingPlanet.