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27-01-2008, 01:14 PM
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| | | Monsters and strange fish in Loch Morar 1000ft deep freshwater loch
Spoken to a couple of locals, one who has seen the monster close up and thinks it was a huge eel. Another recalls an old man talking about a deep net trawl of the loch in the 1920s or 30s and seeing some strange unidentified fish being brought up. Any thoughts on what fish might live in the deeps and what evidence is there for oversize eels. How might I set about catching one???? maybe not! |
27-01-2008, 01:37 PM
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| | | Re: Monsters and strange fish in Loch Morar 1000ft deep freshwater loch
There was a article in the rspb mag that said the famous loch Ness pic was the tail of an Otter. Who knows what is out there.. http://www.glenrowanrestaurant.co.uk..._monster_2.jpg |
27-01-2008, 07:01 PM
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The best explaination for sea serpents is whales on the back sticking there metres long penis out the water - I kind you not!   |
27-01-2008, 08:05 PM
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Like Loch Ness, I bet you get those big, nasty Ferox trout down there.
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27-01-2008, 08:27 PM
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Oll Lewis (an online chum of mine) of the CFZ,Centre for Fortean Zoology, came up with a good theory of sterile eels for the LNM, a sterile eel having no urge to return to the Sargasso Sea to spawn, would just keep growing and growing !. |
29-01-2008, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by seabeggar  Spoken to a couple of locals, one who has seen the monster close up and thinks it was a huge eel. Another recalls an old man talking about a deep net trawl of the loch in the 1920s or 30s and seeing some strange unidentified fish being brought up. Any thoughts on what fish might live in the deeps and what evidence is there for oversize eels. How might I set about catching one???? maybe not! | perhaps its one of those alien,big cat, swimming ufo, ghost monster, and any thing else you care to mention things lol seriousley though ireckon big eels maybe congers ?
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29-01-2008, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by epops perhaps its one of those alien,big cat, swimming ufo, ghost monster, and any thing else you care to mention things lol seriousley though ireckon big eels maybe congers ? | It carnt be a conger, its fresh water.
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29-01-2008, 03:08 PM
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I reckon the creature most likely to give rise to the loch ness monster type hysteria is the Sturgeon, These have been reported in many river systems and can grow to a truly prodigeous size.
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29-01-2008, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by epops perhaps its one of those alien,big cat, swimming ufo, ghost monster, and any thing else you care to mention things lol seriousley though ireckon big eels maybe congers ? | oohps 
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29-01-2008, 04:15 PM
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Some guy recently did an analysis of the famous LNM photo from the turn of the century, and worked out that it fetted the dimensions of an elephant's head and trunk almost spot on.
While that's not the first explanation that would maybe come to mind, apparently Inverness used to have a circus around at that time, and they used to let the elephant bathe in the loch... You never know 
As far as deep-freshwater animals go, I'll bet there's an awful lot down there that we don't know about. Deep-sea science is still very early on, and there's probably less been done on the freshwater side.
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29-01-2008, 06:24 PM
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I thought the orignal witness admited it was a fake model he had taken a photo of or am i wrong? 
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30-01-2008, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Dogghound I thought the orignal witness admited it was a fake model he had taken a photo of or am i wrong? | No please don't say that, I know Nessie is real; I do, I do! |
30-01-2008, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Dogghound I thought the orignal witness admited it was a fake model he had taken a photo of or am i wrong? | That's right - I think he confessed on his death bed that he'd built a model and photographed it! |
30-01-2008, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Kayleigh | No expert, but to me that looks like an arm sticking out with the hand bent over and fingers pressed together . I mean the photo is quite bad isnt it lol, could be anything, maybe its a monster that looks like an Otter tail/arm 
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30-01-2008, 02:45 PM
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I have always thought the famous pic had a strong resemblance to Rod Hulls famous Emu....
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30-01-2008, 10:44 PM
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| | | Re: Monsters and strange fish in Loch Morar 1000ft deep freshwater loch
The infamous "Surgeons Photo", no one questioned it because it was from a surgeon  , yes it was a fake.
However, as for ABC's (alien big cats), there are hundreds of sightings each year,and I know a couple of chaps who are really good "old country boys" who have seen them, well I don't discount their sightings . Espesially when lynx, jungle cats and bobcats have been shot or captured in the UK. ! | | |
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