Brown Bear Belly Flops Into River Trying To Catch A Fish In Alaska

There aren't many creatures on planet Earth better at fishing than bears. On a good day of fishing, a dominant bruin may catch and eat more than 30 salmon in one session. This should go without saying, but that's an astonishing caloric intake, and it's all thanks to the skills that they have scooping and biting fish right out of the water. Then there's this brown bear in Alaska, who apparently became so bored with regular fishing that it opted to try out another form. Standing on the bank of the river, this big ol' wild animal introduced "belly flop fishing" to the world, and I'll be the first to say that I'm a huge fan. I'd call it "fly fishing," but that's obviously already taken. Plus, I don't know if this leap from the bank of the river into the water gets enough air to garner it as "flying." It would be "fall fishing" before I'd call it "fly fishing." So let's just stick with "belly flop fishing," shall we? The bear carefully stabilizes itself on the roots of a bank-side tree as it waits for a fish to come by. If I had to guess, the plan for the bruin was the "Wait and Weight" method, meaning it would standby until it saw a fish that swam close enough to the shore, then jump off and crush it underwater with all of its weight. It definitely has the element of surprise on its side, though I'm not sure that's enough to overcome the fast-twitch response that a fish could come back with once the bear started to hit the water. There's a reason why most bears just plop themselves right down in the middle of the river to catch fish. That being said, I've got to hand it to this brown bear. It appears to have created a whole new way for bears to fish. Is it a successful method? Considering the one in this video came up empty handed pawed, I feel confident answering that question with a firm "No." However, it is undoubtedly a highly entertaining form of fishing, and I'd love to see more of it. Check it out: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9AJjg3xeIu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link