THAT was pulled out of Lake Washington, in Seattle. (Sorry, the quality isn't very good.)
It's a 900# female sturgeon (found dead), that had about 100# of caviar inside her. They think it probably died of old age, and they can live 100 years. Yah.
But, swimmers, fear not. They're bottom feeders. Still... I wouldn't want that thing brushing up against my legs!
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What a fish! Is sturgeon caviar eaten? I don't know much about caviar.
Gives more credibility to the Loch Ness Monster, no?
Joey, it's kind of funny, because apparently before they found the fish there had been reports of a "duck-eating monster". Yah.
Cathy, there are several kind of sturgeon and the beluga sturgeon are the ones famous for their caviar. This freshwater sturgeon was in a large (urban!) lake and I have no idea if it's a kind of caviar people eat. To be honest, I can't imagine being hungry enough to want to eat fish eggs. Which probably goes to show just how uncultured I am!
That is one enormous fish! Imagine what 100# (is that lbs?) of caviar would fetch!
I may never swim in our lake again. EGADS!
I have no desire to eat fish eggs, either. Blech (I'm definitely not a gourmet, lol)!
Amazing photo!
Agreed - I would not want that brushing up against me, either!
Hi, Mrs. Grasshopper! I have an unrelated question for you:
I'm trying to get my blog back into some active shape. I wondered if you would mind if I used a form of your "Grasshopper Days" as a basis for some posts? I do like how you share snippets of your life and it might actually be something I can do that won't disrupt my schooling.
Did you find that template somewhere, or create your own?
Thanks much!
-Mrs. Squirrel :D
Mrs. Squirrel,
I'll leave you the info at your blog - glad you're back :D
Julie
Thanks much for everything!
Hugs to you :)
Oh my goodness! That is a huge fish! (And yes, I'm slow - trying to get caught up on blog reading and maybe stay caught up! Ha!)
~Ann
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