Virginia fisherman catches 'extremely rare' blue-mouth fish

Virginia fisherman catches 'extremely rare' blue-mouth fish

Source: Fox News

7/20/2023

Credit: John Byrd/Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

A Virginia man caught a fish that’s so rare, it was recognized by state wildlife officials.

Retired veteran John Byrd, of Bowling Green, Virginia, reeled in an 11.5-inch blue-mouth chain pickerel from a 14-acre private pond in Caroline County, according to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR).

Chain pickerel inhabit various bodies of water in Virginia, though usually, the species has yellow to green scales, the DWR explained in a blog post on Thursday, July 13.

Pickerel, Chain

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