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A man caught a rare, gold-coloured largemouth bass, which biologists said is "one fish in a million."

Josh Rogers knew he had caught a largemouth bass on May 23 at Beaver Lake, but wondered why the fish had a golden hue.

Josh Rodgers caught an unusual largemouth bass while fishing in Beaver Lake, Arkansas.

Josh Rogers knew he had caught a largemouth bass on May 23 at Beaver Lake, but wondered why the fish had a golden hue.

Bentonville angler lands rare golden largemouth bass BENTONVILLE – Josh Rogers never had a doubt he had caught a largemouth bass while fishing Sunday evening at Beaver Lake. But with its golden hue, he wondered what might be up with this fish. “I had two thoughts when I caught it,” he said. “The midlake area on down is uncharacteristically muddy now, and I know that bass get light-colored when they are in the mud. But when I looked at the mouth and gills, I wondered if he was sick. My buddy I was fishing with said, ‘Surely it’s not something he’s eating that would turn him that ...