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Big Animals, Big Fish, Big Sea Creatures, Victoria

Arnold the Giant Murray Cod, Swan Hill, Vic

Measuring 15 metres from trout pout to caudal fin, Arnold is o-fish-ially the largest Murray Cod around – and after appearing in the cult classic, Eight Ball, he’s also Australia’s biggest movie star. Sorry, Chris Hemsworth, your melon-heavy muscles don’t quite match up to this four-tonne flounder! Eight Ball revolves around an oddball named Russel (the devilishly handsome Paul Stevn), who runs into Charlie (the … Continue reading Arnold the Giant Murray Cod, Swan Hill, Vic

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Australia, Big Animals, Big Fish, Big Sea Creatures, Gordon, New South Wales

The Big Trout, Oberon, NSW

Want to enjoy a scrumptious Chinese dinner whilst admiring an enormous fish? Then head to the charming haven of Oberon, New South Wales, where you can have a photo with The Big Trout as you wipe succulent sweet ‘n’ sour sauce from your chin. The scaly scamp, with his flabbergasted expression, lives in front of the Oberon Rainbow Chinese Restaurant and the adjoining Big Trout … Continue reading The Big Trout, Oberon, NSW

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Big Animals, Big Fish, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Ireland

The Big Fish, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Holy mackerel, look at the size of that fish! Installed upon the steps of Donegall Quay one warm afternoon in 1999, The Big Fish, with her supple lips and bedroom eyes, has been many a Belfastian lad’s first kiss. It’s not uncommon to see a line of teens – and the odd curious tourist – waiting patiently for a memorable encounter with The Fish. You … Continue reading The Big Fish, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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Big Fish, Big Sea Creatures, Hawaii, United States

The Big Marlin, Kahuku, Hawai’i

Ohh MarlinMy Marlin you’re so fineOhhhh-hhh-hhh Don’t know if words can sayBut Marlin I want to playWith you in the endless turquoise seaBut it isn’t meant to be‘Cos you’re a work of wooden artAnd in the ocean you will fall apart Oh Marlin’I dream about you often my pretty Marlin’(Marlin’ you’re so fine)I love the way you lure tourists into Ohana Island CreationsWhere they can … Continue reading The Big Marlin, Kahuku, Hawai’i

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Big Animals, Big Fish, Big Sea Creatures, Victoria

The Big Murray Cod, Tintaldra, Vic

Tintaldra is an indigenous word that roughly translates to ‘a young man by the water’. I’m not sure what the indigenous word for ‘a young man by the water, admiring a predatory perch of epic proportions, before retiring to the nearby historic hotel for a glass of economically-priced pinot noir and a portion of the famous fish and chips’, but it might be time to … Continue reading The Big Murray Cod, Tintaldra, Vic

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Big Animals, Big Fish, Victoria

The Big Clownfish, Lakes Entrance, Vic

Ladies and jellyfish, barras and gilas, pilchards of all ages. Please welcome the mystical, magical, great Big Clownfish! Bright and beautiful, this silly sausage is trapezy to find outside Lakes Caravilla Caravan Park, and you’ll feel like a bozo if you pass him by. He’s certainly hard to fish – I mean miss – because the tropical delight is right beside the main road into … Continue reading The Big Clownfish, Lakes Entrance, Vic

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