Monster fish killed.........

[saintarv]

Monster fish killed after terrorising Swiss swimmers



AFP/File – A man, flanked by a policeman, nets a 70 centimeter long pike perch (or Zander) caught on July 12, 2009 …







Mon Jul 13, 12:12 pm ET
GENEVA (AFP) – Police divers have ended the reign of terror of a huge fish that was attacking swimmers in a Swiss lake.
The zander, which was 70 centimetres (two feet three inches) long and weighed eight kilos (17.5 pounds), was harpooned on Sunday after it bit six swimmers over the weekend, fish warden Fabio Croci told local media.
Two swimmers were treated in hospital for bite wounds up to 10 centimetres (four inches) long after being attacked on Lac Majeur, which borders Italy, he added.
Police divers at first tried to capture the carnivorous fish with a net, but when this failed they pursued the zander with a harpoon and managed to kill it.
The meat from the captured fish was served up to tourists at the lake.
"It is quite unusual for zanders to bite humans", Croci said, adding he suspected the fish was suffering from a hormonal imbalance which could be responsible for its aggression.


What the heck is a Zander? Looks like a Salmon or something..LOL
Here's the link if you can't see the picture. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090713...spoliceoffbeat

[BIGRED KILLA]

Monster fish killed after terrorising Swiss swimmers



AFP/File – A man, flanked by a policeman, nets a 70 centimeter long pike perch (or Zander) caught on July 12, 2009 …







Mon Jul 13, 12:12 pm ET
GENEVA (AFP) – Police divers have ended the reign of terror of a huge fish that was attacking swimmers in a Swiss lake.
The zander, which was 70 centimetres (two feet three inches) long and weighed eight kilos (17.5 pounds), was harpooned on Sunday after it bit six swimmers over the weekend, fish warden Fabio Croci told local media.
Two swimmers were treated in hospital for bite wounds up to 10 centimetres (four inches) long after being attacked on Lac Majeur, which borders Italy, he added.
Police divers at first tried to capture the carnivorous fish with a net, but when this failed they pursued the zander with a harpoon and managed to kill it.
The meat from the captured fish was served up to tourists at the lake.
"It is quite unusual for zanders to bite humans", Croci said, adding he suspected the fish was suffering from a hormonal imbalance which could be responsible for its aggression.


What the heck is a Zander? Looks like a Salmon or something..LOL
Here's the link if you can't see the picture. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090713...spoliceoffbeat

Crazy...... It is a pike perch.




Bigred

[tacklejunkie]

We should go tube that lake for sure!

[Wingnut]

How do they know they got the right fish...?

[Troutman65]

How do they know they got the right fish...?

Ditto.

[City Dad]

Zanders are a European cousin of our walleye and sauger.

[icachum2]

They served the fish meat to tourists after they suspected it was aggressive because of a hormonal imbalance...SWEEEET.

Next article headline reads. Tourists harpooned after biting locals on the beach. The tourists will be served at the beachside buffet.