Massive Shark caught by Saint Vader (1 Viewer)

[TruSaint]

All these misinformed stereotypes about sharks, they’re not aggressive. Well aggression is a relative term, a shark is muchhhhhh less aggressive than a human.

 

[TruSaint]

And yes, the lake is full of bull sharks, I had about a 3 footer swim up to me about 50 yards from the launch at bonnabel boat launch about a month ago.

 

[Madmarsha]

All these misinformed stereotypes about sharks, they’re not aggressive. Well aggression is a relative term, a shark is muchhhhhh less aggressive than a human.

Most humans can't bite a significant amount of flesh off my bones.

 

[Kingston]

How did the shark get in the lake?

They have tons of them in the lake it’s open to the gulf on the eastern side. Dolphins come in and out a lot as well as do other species of shark depending on the salinity levels.

 

[FLIPPY]

5foot long 200 LB bull shark

That’s bigger than him….

 

[FLIPPY]

Bull sharks have been sighted in Lake Ponchartrain for as long as Lake Pontchartrain existed. There was an attack (not fatal) on the Northshore side 2 years ago.

FIFY

 

[TruSaint]

Most humans can't bite a significant amount of flesh off my bones.

Nah but they can shoot you or stab you, much more deadly.

 

[woohoosaint]

Bull Shark Bites Boy in Lake Pontchartrain

A seven-year-old Louisiana boy was attacked by a shark last Friday while swimming in Lake Pontchartrain. Trent Trentacosta was sailing with his parents in the freshwater lake when he went for a swim near South Shore Harbor with some other kids. Trent's mother told The Times-Picayne about the...

www.outdoorlife.com

 

[LouieD]

How did the shark get in the lake?

How did the shark get into the lake? What?

Like all other sharks in the lake it walked.

 

[woohoosaint]

How did the shark get in the lake?

Technically Lake Pontchartrain is not a lake...it's an estuary that's connected to the Gulf of Mexico.

 

[FLIPPY]

Technically Lake Pontchartrain is not a lake...it's an estuary that's connected to the Gulf of Mexico.

This…

Or a bay….calling it a lake is a misnomer.

 

[sfidc3]

This…

Or a bay….calling it a lake is a misnomer.

I guess someone better quickly rename all the waterways in the LA marsh then because there are plenty of lakes, rivers in those names…..but, technically you are correct….

 

[woohoosaint]

He made it to Field and Stream Magazine...

Angler Catches Surprisingly Large Bull Shark from Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain

Joseph Rohaley fought and landed a surprisingly large bull shark while fishing the large lake outside of New Orleans.

www.fieldandstream.com