Good to see him fishing in WA. I love the fact that there was no shortage of things that could kill him in the river.

Love the Kimberley.

Episode 8, season 4 of River Monsters, Jeremy Wade is at the Fitzroy river in Western Australia to fish for one of the rarest fish on the planet, the Glyphis Shark (glyphis garricki). Only around 20 have ever been caught, it would be vastly beneficial to science if he could add even a single specimen to the current database of information. The current estimated population is around 250 adults, all over the planet. That is why they are listed as critically endangered. The Glyphis Garricki was just discovered in 2002, so it’s also very new to science as well.

The Glyphis Shark has an unknown maximum size, estimated to be around 9 feet but it’s really a wild guess. They live in the dangerous Fitzroy river, a river teaming with deadly Crocodiles and various other predators. This is a very inhospitable place, so any fish or animal that can survive here must be serious business. 

Catching the rare Glyphis Shark is one of the best catches of Jeremy's life without a doubt.  He foul hooked it through its mouth and once reeled in, they only have it for 60 seconds.  Due to the rarity of the species, it must be put back right away in order to give it the best chance of survival. 

Jeremy Wade holding his super rare catch, the Glyphis Shark. (glyphis garricki)

 Good watch, one thing I thought was odd though; The shark attack they were investigating was 2 miles upstream or something, after analysing the bite marks he reckoned it was a Mako! They talk about the saltwater pushing up etc. but I thought Makos were proper ocean going sharks?