The sturgeon, Lake Erie’s largest fish, can grow to 300 pounds and 10 feet in length, but it is on the endangered species list and is a bottom-dweller, Snyder said. He said he doubts that a big sea creature could have gotten in from the Atlantic Ocean because of the difficulties of navigating the St. Snyder also noted that no sightings were reported before the mid-1980s. Now, a new study suggests it’s highly improbable for giant eels to match the reported sightings. “So the monster really can’t be anything left over from the dinosaur days, because it’s just too young.” A few years ago, scientists said the Loch Ness Monster most closely resembled a giant eel. The glaciers receded and the area stabilized about 12,000 years ago, which, geologically, is just yesterday. “A lot of people kind of assume, like most places in the world, it must be millions and millions of years old,” he said.

He noted that Loch Ness is old, while Lake Erie is a youngster, geologically speaking. He also posted a sign at his marina calling it the future home of the Lake Erie sea serpent.īut while some people are having fun with the creature, marine researchers remain skeptical.įred Snyder, a researcher with the Ohio Sea Grant, an organization that examines Great Lakes issues, said it is highly unlikely a monster is living in Lake Erie. Thomas Solberg, owner of Huron Lagoon Marina, has offered a $5,000 reward to anyone who captures South Bay Besse alive.

Any similar effort to find a creature in Lake Erie would be even more difficult-at 240 miles, it’s more than 10 times as long as Loch Ness.

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