How big are the catfish at Chernobyl?

According to Denys Vyshnevskiy, Head of the Department of Flora and Fauna Ecology of the Chernobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve, the largest catfish caught in the pond for scientific purposes was 1.65 m – length like a height of a person.

Why are the catfish in Chernobyl so big?

It may sound pretty crazy and dangerous, but don’t worry, these 50 to 70 kilos weighing catfish are huge not because of the radiation, but because there are no more predators that can hunt them down, so they grow up to unnatural sizes.

Why are there catfish in the Chernobyl River?

It is allegedly, that these Chernobyl river monsters eat the corpses of the people. Mysterious Chernobyl catfish river monsters live near the cemetery. It is supposed, that the dead bodies were washed by the river, which flows nearby and river monsters in Chernobyl keep a diet, in the menu of which are only the corpses of the humans.

What was the name of the Chernobyl monster fish?

The treasure of Chernobyl was 2 meters long river monsters Chernobyl fish called Borka. It was a hand Chernobyl monster river. The presence of people and other species did not scare it at all. But it is believed that the destiny of this fish was rather sad.

Are there monsters in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone?

Scroll down to see in Two-headed wolves, enormous snakes, mutant fish from Chernobyl rivers and other creatures are thought to inhabit the exclusion zone. One of the most known monsters is catfish from Chernobyl cooling pond. Without doubt, radiation affects plants and animals that live in the contaminated areas.

Is it possible to catch fish in Chernobyl cooling pond?

Only single fishermen chose this spots. But it is possible to catch such Chernobyl fish as a carp and a crucian there. There is a place, where even the most brave and loyal fishermen do not want to fish. This is the cooling pond, because the Chernobyl cooling pond fish has got too high rates of radionuclides.