Part 1 – The Big Blue, Little Blue, and Nemaha Rivers This six-part series will cover the major rivers and their respective drainages found in Nebraska, with some geography and history about Nebraska’s rivers. Nebraska.
Part 1 The Big Blue, Little Blue and Nemaha rivers This six-part series will cover the major rivers and their respective drainages found in Nebraska, with some geography and history about Nebraska’s rivers. Nebraska.
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.
Man catches prehistoric fish on Caney Fork River
TWRA
and last updated 2021-05-10 15:55:17-04
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â The Tennessee Wildlife Agency reported a prehistoric catch over the weekend when a man reeled in a Paddlefish.
On Saturday, the TWRA posted pictures to Facebook of a man named Matt who they say was fly fishing with his friend on the Caney Fork.
Matt hooked the fish but it took half an hour to reel it in and the fight towed them on the water for more than half a mile.
He eventually reeled in the 5-foot, 55-pound Paddlefish, took some pictures and released it back into the river.
Tennessee fisherman discovers 55-pound prehistoric fish
The friends eventually landed the Paddlefish and released it back into the river unharmed after a few photos. The friends said the fight to reel the fish in took 30 minutes and towed them around in the boat for over half a mile. (Source: WVLT) By WVLT | May 10, 2021 at 8:13 AM CDT - Updated May 10 at 3:59 PM
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Tennessee fisherman made an unexpected discovery in the Caney Fork River Saturday.
Officials with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said two friends who were fly fishing for Striped Bass on the Caney Fork River when they hooked into a 5 foot long, 55 pound Paddlefish.