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 Re: Sharks in the Trinity River?
[Re: Chris_K]
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07/13/17 01:14 PM
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Kisndismis
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Likely dumped.
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Watch it happen, make it happen, or say what the hell happened. Capt. Phil Harris F/V Cornelia Marie RIP
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Re: Sharks in the Trinity River?
[Re: Chris_K]
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07/13/17 01:15 PM
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Kisndismis
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"The shark had been hooked in the corner of its mouth," he said. "We have had two significant rains since the Fourth holiday, which washed away tire tracks and footprints, but you can clearly see that the animal was dragged based on vegetation that was disturbed and killed."
Watch it happen, make it happen, or say what the hell happened. Capt. Phil Harris F/V Cornelia Marie RIP
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Re: Sharks in the Trinity River?
[Re: Chris_K]
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07/13/17 01:20 PM
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fouzman
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"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: Sharks in the Trinity River?
[Re: Chris_K]
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07/13/17 05:09 PM
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Phototex
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Sharks In Illinois
In-Fisherman
July 16th, 2016
Sharks In Illinois
The Atlas of North American Freshwater Fishes describes the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) as an aggressive shark that reaches 10 feet in length and has been known to attack man. Its range extends as far up the Mississippi River as Alton, Illinois.
According to the Illinois Department of Conservation, two commercial fishermen from Alton, Herbert Cope and Dudge Collins, caught a bull shark in 1937. They found something troubling their wood and mesh traps late that summer. Concluding that it was a fish, they built a strong wire trap and baited it with chicken guts.
The next morning, they caught a 5-foot 84-pound shark, which they displayed in the Calhoun Fish Market where it attracted crowds for days. Although some folks suspected a hoax, the catch was considered authentic. Biologists later concluded from photos that it was a bull shark. Recently, Clint Smith of Alton supplied an old photo of the catch, with the present-day ADM flourmill in the background.
Bull sharks can live a long time in freshwater. In 1972, one was caught 2,500 miles up the Amazon. The journey from New Orleans to Alton is about 1,750 miles. Dams now prevent sharks from entering Illinois. Sharks in Illinois? Not anymore.
Yeah, this was in the In Fisherman magazine, but I think it's probably authentic. For a photo of that shark, copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://www.in-fisherman.com/news/sharks-in-illinois/
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PB: 10-01 on a Ribbit frog
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Re: Sharks in the Trinity River?
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07/13/17 05:12 PM
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roadtrip
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big brown sharks swim in those waters 
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Re: Sharks in the Trinity River?
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07/14/17 10:41 PM
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Santonio Banderas
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Just give it a few days and some guy that has been fishing for 3 months will upload a YouTube video on proper tackle selection and the "ultimate technique" for catching inland sharks. That will settle this for sure. That guy already has a YouTube channel and runs a skeeter.
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Re: Sharks in the Trinity River?
[Re: Squirrely Dan]
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07/21/17 09:10 PM
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Jared D.
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Bull sharks travel up any river that feeds into ocean. Watch shark week. They show a diagram where they've been caught or spotted all over inland US. No not lake Lewisville. Also seems like an episode of River Monsters talked about it. Yep, been documented on several different shows that Bull Sharks have traveled several hundred miles up rivers that feed the ocean. Even the Mississippi has had some pretty far up.
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