By Sarah Tate
May 13, 2021
A couple of men fishing in Middle Tennessee made an unexpected, and massive, capture in a Tennessee river last weekend,
News Channel 5 reports.
Matt and his friend
Jason, were fly fishing in the Caney Fork River when they came across a large fish that put up a fight as they attempted to reel it in. After half an hour, and after the unknown fish pulled their boat about half a mile, they successfully pulled the catch in.
The massive creature turned out to be a 5-foot-long Paddlefish that weighed around 55 pounds. According to the TWRA, American Paddlefish are prehistoric fish that can grow over 5 feet long, weigh up to 200 pounds and live longer than 30 years. Thanks to the Mississippi River Drainage, they can usually be found in large rivers like the Tennessee and Cumberland.
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