The New York Times recently published an article about a man-eating crocodile with a huge reputation in Africa.
I'm not sure if I can reproduce the whole article here, but here's a segment of it:
RUSIZI NATIONAL PARK, Burundi — There is a large empty enclosure set up by the edge of the Rusizi River here, one that the Burundian authorities hope will one day lure tourists to this part of central Africa.
It is ringed by a fence topped with barbed wire and has a giant pool inside. If all goes according to plan, it will someday become the home of Gustave, an enormous man-eating crocodile that has for decades haunted the Rusizi and the northern shores of Lake Tanganyika, where the river flows.
While shrouded in myth, Gustave is no Loch Ness monster. He lives and breathes and, most of all, devours.
...For the whole article, go here: http://nytimes.com/2003/12/19/international/africa/19GUST.html
so, out of curiousity, can you count man eatting crocdiles as lake monsters? If yes, are you now heading back to Africa?