Strange Findings: Bull Sharks In The Ohio River?

Kelsey lyle
3 min readSep 9, 2023
https://balisharks.com/exploring-the-unusual-bull-sharks-in-the-ohio-river/

Imagine living a normal life, in the middle of Ohio, you decide after a long day to go fishing for a bit. You pack up all of your equipment, put the bait on your rod, and cast off the lure into the river.

You expect to catch some bass, maybe some walleye but something bigger decides to take a bite of your bait. You think you're snagged on a rock or fallen tree, but notice it seems to be pulling back, It’s not just the current of the river pulling, you’ve got something on the end of your line.

After fighting for what seems like hours, you get a glimpse of what has been making your “easy fun” fishing trip feel like the hardest work out of your life.

You can’t make out exactly what it is you are seeing, you see the fin of what looks like a shark. But your eyes feel like they're playing tricks on you, You are in the middle of Ohio, there are no sharks here you say to yourself.

After a long fearsome battle, you are finally able to pull up your catch onto the side of the river bank. You still can’t believe what you are seeing. Right in front of your very eyes, a bull shark lay in the mud and dirt of the riverside.

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Kelsey lyle

Aspiring Creative Writer ~ Working towards my Degree in Anthropology with a direct Focus in Archaeology ~ Writing about history, Archaeology and more!