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By Gene Apodaca
(6/29/06 - KTRK/LIVINGSTON, TX) - A family fishing trip proved to be quite an experience for a Livingston man when he and his friend reeled in a dangerous shark just south of Lake Livingston along the Trinity River.


Trey Holmes has caught a lot of things in the Trinity River.

"We do a lot of bow fishing, a lot of grass carp and gar," he said.

But last Tuesday on a fishing trip south of the Livingston Dam, he never expected to catch what he did.

"Huge head, big mouth. When he opened his mouth all the way, his jaws were about that big," said Holmes as he gestured to show the size of the shark's open mouth.

Holmes was out on his boat with his son and buddy, Mike, when they saw what looked like a giant spoonbill. When they got closer, that's when they realized this was no fish, but instead a five and a half foot bull shark.

"We drug it up on the bow of the boat and I was just in disbelief," said Holmes. "I couldn't believe we caught a shark."

What makes the catch even more amazing is that sharks aren't usually found in fresh water, especially 80 miles from the closest bay.

"Well, it's the first time I've heard of one caught up that far, but I'm not going to say it's impossible," said Rebecca Hensley of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Experts say drought conditions can force sharks to go upstream looking for bait. And it's certainly nothing new for this area.

"Historically, the Trinity River system has a fossil record," said Hensley. "There used to be quite a few sharks up in the Trinity River."

Holmes has since destroyed the shark. The only thing he's kept is the creature's jaw. He eventually wants make a plaque with it and he already knows what it will say.

"The one that didn't get away," jokes Holmes. "That will probably be it right there."

Experts say sharks can survive in fresh water, but only for a short time. Holmes believes the shark he caught may have already been sick.

In the meantime, he's not taking any chances. He's given up swimming in the river, too afraid to find out what else is in the water.
(Copyright © 2006, KTRK-TV)

[The Trash Heap]

Bull sharks are well known for running into the fresh portions of estuaries, up rivers, and even having land-locked populations.

When the Cedar Bayou Electical Generating Station's cooling pond was completed on the edge of Trinity Bay near Baytown, the heat drove dozens of bull sharks out of a canal where we'd caught blue cats a few months earlier.
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[topdog15]

The story for Peter Benchley's Jaws originated from a series of attacks on the east coast. Several children were attacked while swimming in a creek that was over 100 miles from the ocean. No one ever saw the shark, but it is believed to have been a bull shark.
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[Bud]

[rabbit]

I saw a report on Bull Sharks about a month ago and if I remember correctly they go up freshwater rivers and streams to have their babies.
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[jadaum]

Read something awhile back about people reporting bull sharks travelling as far north as the Ohio River. True or not, think about that next time you think you're safe in the midwest.