Sea Lion Drags Fisherman Overboard

Photo: Alexdi

First it was the fish, now it's the fishermen.

The man was aboard his boat after a day of fishing and was posing for a picture with a "trophy fish," according to San Diego lifeguards.

A sea lion leaped out of the water onto the boat railing and, while attempting to snatch the large fish, bit the man, pulling him into the water, according to the lifeguards.

LINK (via: The LA Times)

Cape Cod fishermen want to kill a bunch of cute, fuzzy gray seals

Photo: Mick Garratt

The west coast is not the only place where anglers are having issues with growing seal populations.

Some fisherman are so annoyed with the resurgent gray seal population around Cape Cod that they’ve suggested culling the population by shooting them right between their wide, trusting eyes.

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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

Drunk naked fisherman paddles across croc-infested river on a log to win bet for whiskey.

"We weren't catching any fish - because the river was flowing too fast - so I thought, 'Why not?'," the fisherman said. "But when I woke up the next morning, it didn't seem so clever."

LINK (via:Gawker)

Fishing Guide Fined For Saying He Caught a Chupacabra

Twenty-one-year-old Alaska fishing guide Matthew Terry kept his required logbook tracking his catch while guiding on the Kenai Peninsula’s Kasilof River this summer, but state troopers found themselves doubting the validity of his claims.

Terry, according to Alaska Wildlife Troopers, jokingly reported "he had taken the following species from the Kasilof River: Chupacabra, Tuna, Jack Beluga, and Blue Whales.''

LINK (via: The Goat)

Chinese Fishermen Catch A Porsche Cayenne

The other day, some fishermen went into the waters off of South China in order to catch some wonderful, wonderful fish. Instead, they got something large, heavy, and bloated.

No, not a dead guy that was thrown overboard by the mob. It was a Porsche Cayenne.

LINK (via: Jalopnik)

Did desperate fishermen cannibalise their friends?

Police in Siberia are now trying to piece together a mystery that unfolded after four friends went on a fishing expedition in August in the endless taiga.

LINK (via:The Siberian Times)