What is the biggest fish ever caught in Minnesota?
sturgeon
What is the record sturgeon in Minnesota?
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| Common name | Lbs. | Length (in) |
|---|---|---|
| Sauger | 6 | 23⅞ |
| Saugeye, Walleye x Sauger Hybrid | 9 | 27 |
| Sturgeon, Lake | 94 | 70 |
| Sturgeon, Shovelnose | 6 |
What is the biggest sunfish ever caught in Minnesota?
The state record bluegill was 2 pounds and 13 ounces, caught in 1984 in Hubbard County. See the MN DNR state record fish site for more fish records.
What is the biggest catfish caught in Minnesota?
Biggest Fish Caught in Minnesota by Species
| Common name | Lbs. | When Caught |
|---|---|---|
| Carpsucker, Quillback | 7 | 8/9/2010 |
| Carpsucker, River | 4 | 11/19/2012 |
| Catfish, Channel | 38 | 2/16/1975 |
| Catfish, Flathead * | 70 | 1970 |
What is the biggest walleye caught in Minnesota?
17.8 pounds
Has anyone ever rode a shark?
James Robert Bostwick is a Gulf of Mexico charter captain. He is also one of the very few people (we know of) to ever ride a shark. In early June, Bostwick came across a 30-foot whale shark off the coast of Florida and decided to hitch a ride. He swam up to the shark and grabbed onto its dorsal fin.
What happens if a whale shark swallows you?
The massive beast could not choke me down even if it preferred man meat to plankton. The sharks know that they can’t eat you, and they often close their mouths around big prey like you or big fish. But if they did accidentally take you into their mouths, what would happen? Okay, so whale sharks won’t swallow you.
Why are whale sharks not dangerous to humans?
They’ve been known to reach more than 40 feet in length and can weigh as much as 47,000 pounds, about equal to five elephants. Their mouth can be 5 feet wide, with three rows of about 300 tiny rasplike teeth. As filter feeders, they eat only plankton and the occasional fish, so they’re not dangerous to humans.
Are sharks scared of whale sharks?
Great white sharks are often thought of as the most fearsome predators in the ocean. But even these sharks are afraid of something. A new study found that when great whites have encountered killer whales, or orcas, near their hunting grounds, they’ve fled and stayed away.