FISH TO PRESERVE ALIVE WITHOUT WATER
Many fish particularly those peculiar to fresh water, may be preserved alive for some days without water, by stopping their mouths with crumbs of bread steeped in brandy, pouring a little brandy upon the crumbs when in their mouths and then laying the fish in straw in a moderately cool situation. Carp and tench may be carried thus crammed to a great distance.
Taken from Francis's Dictionary of Practical Receipts 1872

SUICIDAL SALMON
When Pacific salmon get to a certain age, their pituitary gland suddenly releases a poison which kills them.

20 lb BROWN TROUT
A brown trout weighing 20lbs was caught in the River Shannon at Corbally in Limerick on the 22nd of February 1957 by Major Hugh Place.

AN EYE FOR AN EYE
If a Lobster looses an eye it will grow another one.

CONGER EEL BLOOD
The blood of a Conger Eel is said to be lethal when mixed with the blood of a human.

RAINBOW AT NIGHT
It is possible to see a rainbow at night. Conditions require a bright full moon behind you and a heavy shower in front. The bow is void of colours but quite distinctive, I know, I've seen one.

MONSTER 90 lb PIKE
The largest Pike known to be caught in Lough Derg, County Clare, Ireland, weighed 90.5lbs. The fish which measured 68 inches in length was caught in Lough Derg in 1862 by John Naughton. Details of the catch were reported in the Limerick Chronicle on the 9th of May 1862 and The Irish Anglers Guide to the Irish Free State in 1924.   

ALL HANDS ON DECK
It is illegal to catch fish with your bare hands in Kansas.

FISHY TASTE
Most modern brands of lipstick contain fish scales.

ELECTROCUTION
The Electric Eel can produce 650 volts.

THE DEAD SEA IS DEAD
The Dead Sea is so salty that nothing can live in it.

HALF A SIX PACK
An English angler caught three pike at the same time. When pulling in the first fish it was eaten by a second one, then the whole lot was taken by a third pike.

MONSTER EARTH WORMS
Giant earth worms have been found 11 feet long.

HAVE A HEART!
An Octopus has three hearts.

DO FISH SLEEP?
Fish have no eyelids there eyes are perpetually open. A tired fish can relax into unconsciousness, the lidless eyes are still open but the fish is asleep.

SALMON FOR THE HIGH JUMP
Salmon can jump as high as six feet. The 'waterfalls' that Salmon ascend are mostly slanted with cascades, rapids and ledges. Salmon, reputed to jump up waterfalls 20 ft high, really manage it in a series of vigorous jumps followed by swimming.