John Bacon Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) That is what the story says. Does anybody recognize the scenery? I have no way of know where the video was shot. The frame seems too narrow; kind of like they were trying to prevent anyone from recognizing the location. http://www.variety104.com/2014/07/14/real-or-fake-shark-in-lake-ontario/ Edited July 15, 2014 by JohnBacon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 HUGE CAT FISH Thats crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 HUGE CAT FISH Thats crazy. That's what I thought as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Carp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 There are bull sharks in the St Lawrence, so maybe.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushart Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 C'mon boys......Atlantic Truly I thought cat as well But some may know of the story where a great white swam up a river in New Jersey in the early 1900's and lived there in fresh water for a while----and killing more than a few swimmers...some children Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bailey Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 A bull shark was once caught in the Mississippi at Alton, Illinois. They can get quite far inland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Possible but really what would it be? That fish doesn't appear to be nearly large enough for a great white or bull shark. Dorsal is too high for a carp as well, my money is on cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bacon Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 There are bull sharks in the St Lawrence, so maybe.... Yeah, Mallorytown is getting pretty close to the lake. The video didn't really look right; but you never know... http://lostswimming.com/2014/02/03/ministry-confirms-bull-sharks-in-st-lawrence/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Yeah, Mallorytown is getting pretty close to the lake. The video didn't really look right; but you never know... http://lostswimming.com/2014/02/03/ministry-confirms-bull-sharks-in-st-lawrence/ The date on that is April 1st. :-) I have heard of Bull Sharks in the St Lawrence though.....maybe just recycled from that (probbaly fake) story. Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigdritchie Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Catfish. Not much question about it, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brettiop Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 That is what the story says. Does anybody recognize the scenery? I have no way of know where the video was shot. The frame seems too narrow; kind of like they were trying to prevent anyone from recognizing the location. http://www.variety104.com/2014/07/14/real-or-fake-shark-in-lake-ontario/ Seems like any video shot with an iphone....regarding the narrow frame anyways. Not saing this is real, but if the above post is correct and there are reported bull sharks in the St lawrance, then i dont see why there couldn't be any in Lake O. I saw this video a week ago and it claimed to be shot in the kingston area.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bailey Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Just watched it again, and I can't tell if the snout is pointed or not. The shape of the fin and the ridge behind it seems more like some species of cetacean. The closest occurring whale to Lake Ontario would probably be the beluga, but they don't have a dorsal fin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 http://www.sharksavers.org/en/education/biology/how-bull-sharks-survive-in-fresh-water/ ? Better pictures would have been nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pike Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Doesn't look anything like a catfish to me. The slowed-down footage, as poor as it is, looks like a bull shark, and it's possible because they can survive in fresh water. But like Dave Bailey said, the ridge behind the dorsal seems more whale-like. So now I'm confused... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 ? Better pictures would have been nice. But better pictures would have proven it was a channel cat. That's why clear pics of UFOs, Nessie and bigfoot don't exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 You guys can laugh if you want, but while duck hunting lake ontario last winter, I swear we watched whales breeching the surface many miles offshore. I've seen whales many, many times, and what we saw sure looked to be whales. You could see the spray with naked eyes, but thru binoculars, you could see the whole animal coming out of the surface, with a puff of spray each time they breeched. Craziest thing I ever saw, and there were 5 of us who witnessed this. S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 I dunno...... on my big screen it looks kinda sharky!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Couldn't it also just be a fake? The timing (perfectly in line with him finishing his intro) is pretty peculiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pike Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 You guys can laugh if you want, but while duck hunting lake ontario last winter, I swear we watched whales breeching the surface many miles offshore. I've seen whales many, many times, and what we saw sure looked to be whales. You could see the spray with naked eyes, but thru binoculars, you could see the whole animal coming out of the surface, with a puff of spray each time they breeched. Craziest thing I ever saw, and there were 5 of us who witnessed this. S. From the National Post: "But a marine biologist at the University of Guelph, who specializes in sharks in fresh water and watched the video Wednesday, said he believed it was actually a harbour porpoise — the dolphin’s smaller cousin." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Come on... if its on the internet its gotta be TRUE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 A biologist from U of Guelph that studies sharks in fresh water thinks it's a harbor porpoise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Whatever they are, I'd like to catch one S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Confirmation bias combined with a lousy vid is a great combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistaredone Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Porpoise is the best explanation I've heard so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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