Bull shark caught by local angler in Currumbin Creek

Scary rumours of a popular Gold Coast creek being riddled with bull sharks were confirmed after a local angler claims to have hauled in five of the creatures this week. SEE THE VIDEO

SCARY rumours of a popular Gold Coast creek being riddled with bull sharks were confirmed after a local angler claims to have hauled in five of the creatures this week.

Footage of an 86cm female juvenile bull shark being hauled out of the brackish Currumbin Creek was uploaded to social media by Tim Patterson, who said it was caught “up the creek” and far from the creek’s entrance to the ocean.

An 86cm bull shark was caught in Currumbin Creek this week. Picture: Supplied.

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While bull sharks are known to frequent the northern canal systems off the Nerang River and the mouth of Currumbin Creek, many locals believed the creatures were unlikely to be found lurking so far upstream.

However Mr Patterson’s video seems to dispel those myths.

“(It was caught) up the creek, I won’t say exactly” Mr Patterson wrote.

“With landing five and losing four (this week) it’s safe to say we have an abundance of these young bulls.”

Currumbin Creek is often a popular spot for recreational water sports and for people to take their pets to cool off.

After catching the shark, Mr Patterson can be seen releasing it back into the creek.

It comes after Gold Coast City Council installed new shark warning signs at Robina’s Lake Orr, which is well known to have bull sharks lurking in the waters.

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The shark measured in at 86cm long. Picture: Supplied.

The latest safety push comes four years after the council last launched a campaign to improve safety on the canals.

In late 2014 the council installed 40 signs around the city’s waterways after reports emerged of bull sharks bumping into sailing boats on Lake Orr.