tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post351430856379811280..comments2023-07-15T05:32:20.508-07:00Comments on Frontiers of Zoology: Giant Catfishes and Other Lake MonstersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-72485349835622794192011-10-17T09:26:19.195-07:002011-10-17T09:26:19.195-07:00Hello, Christian, and thank you for your comments!...Hello, Christian, and thank you for your comments!<br />We ARE talking about introduced species in several of these cases and not naturally-occuring ones: furthermore, they do not need to become established over the long term in order to produce reports of "Monsters." That neither eels nor catfishes are native to the river in question would be entirely consistent with what we are hearing in several smaller bodies of water here in the USA. I was rather astonished to learn that sports fishermen were going around gleefully introducing alligator gars because they were considered good sport-they are also highly dangerous and aggressive fishes and introducing them into most areas is definitely an illegal action.<br />As for your second posting-yes, several reports do sound like sturgeons. These reported sturgeons are often described with some unusual features, though. And unfortunately you have done a rather bad thing-you have offered a solution without hearing any descriptions on the type of "Monster" the solution is supposed to fit. In this case, some of the creatures seen in that area are supposed to be furry and are more likely to be otters.<br /><br />Best Wishes, Dale D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-16552663986638768712011-10-17T08:04:46.201-07:002011-10-17T08:04:46.201-07:00The South Saskatchewan River in Alberta, Canada is...The South Saskatchewan River in Alberta, Canada is home to some rather large sturgeon, probably accounting for any 'monster' sightings in that body of water.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953209532478636047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629061224332673795.post-49631667233044399932011-10-17T08:02:15.549-07:002011-10-17T08:02:15.549-07:00I live within 5 minutes of the Bow River (in which...I live within 5 minutes of the Bow River (in which I spend upwards of 150 hours each year, fishing)in Alberta, Canada, and within 10 minutes of the Glenmore reservoir. No eel or catfish has ever been caught in the Bow River, as we have neither group of fish in this province. <br /><br />The Glenmore Reservoir has large pike (along with trout, whitefish, perch and burbot), but I am unaware of any lake monster being reported in there in the past 70 years. The Glenmore reservoir is an entirely constructed body of water.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953209532478636047noreply@blogger.com