Nessie is one of the most iconic figures in Scotland and has been for many decades, and not too long ago Google even dedicated a Doodle to the anniversary of the first "picture" taken of Nessie - but a long time searching for the Loch Ness monster in 2015, this aficionado says the world may have been duped all along.
Steve Feltham, a man who has dedicated two decades of his life to the pursuit of the elusive lake creature, has told news outlets in the area that, after years of research, he thinks the Loch Ness monster 2015 may actually be a catfish.
According to Sky News, Feltham left his life behind in England to pursue the Loch Ness monster 2015 back in 1991, and he has dedicated almost 25 years to his pursuit of the creature from Scottish legend - but it seems like after all this time, he's become disenchanted with the monster affectionately called "Nessie."
Although for years he has been following the Loch Ness monster 2015 like a modern-day Captain Ahab to a legendary dinosaur version of Moby Dick, Feltham has grown disillusioned with the prospect, and he's now convinced that the Apatosaurus lookalike creature may be a very large catfish that's been fooling everyone for the longest time.
"They are very long-lived and it is entirely possible they were introduced by Victorians to the loch, which would explain why the main sightings of Nessie really started in the 1930s -- just as the animals were reaching maturity," Feltham told the press, according to CNET. "I have to be honest. I just don't think that Nessie is a prehistoric monster."
The Wels catfish can be over 9 feet long and weigh 600 pounds.
As CNN reports, the Loch Ness monster 2015 comes from a very old local legend dating back to AD 565, although the past century has seen a major resurgence of the monster, as it's often reported to be "seen" around the Scottish lake - and the latest Nessie sighting is as recent as April this year.
Although he thinks it unlikely that Nessie is actually a monster, Feltham hasn't entirely lost hope about the Loch Ness monster in 2015, as he's still searching for a better explanation.
