Vibrant orange smallmouth bass Mich.
Michigan Fishing
Jul 22, 2022 09:07:42 #
greenfrog
Loc: Central NJ
'It's a fish of destiny': Vibrant orange smallmouth bass pulled from Muskegon River
Joshua Chrenko was on a family vacation when he reeled in a once-in-a-lifetime catch
By: Michael Martin
NEWAYGO, Mich. — Joshua Chrenko has been fishing his whole life, though he particularly enjoys the thrill of reeling in a smallmouth bass. It was the ultimate surprise back in the early morning hours of July 5, when he pulled a neon orange smallie out of the Muskegon River.
"I've caught a lot of smallmouth, and it's kind of like what I like I dedicated my hobby life to doing... So, it was special for me because I recognized how rare it really was."
It was around 5:30 a.m. near his family cabin along the Muskegon River in Newaygo. After just a handful of casts, he felt the familiar tug of his favorite fighter fish.
Chrenko says he started to see the vibrant orange tone fairly quickly after the fish struck.
When he pulled it into the boat, it was a shock to his early-morning senses.
"I'm like, am I in my own... some kind of upside-down bizarro world right now, or what?" he thought.
"It's survived its first three years basically being like a glowing target to all the predator species, so it's pretty crazy that it actually grew to that size," he told FOX 17 Thursday morning.
Link: https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/lakeshore/muskegon/its-a-fish-of-destiny-vibrant-orange-smallmouth-bass-pulled-from-muskegon-river
Joshua Chrenko was on a family vacation when he reeled in a once-in-a-lifetime catch
By: Michael Martin
NEWAYGO, Mich. — Joshua Chrenko has been fishing his whole life, though he particularly enjoys the thrill of reeling in a smallmouth bass. It was the ultimate surprise back in the early morning hours of July 5, when he pulled a neon orange smallie out of the Muskegon River.
"I've caught a lot of smallmouth, and it's kind of like what I like I dedicated my hobby life to doing... So, it was special for me because I recognized how rare it really was."
It was around 5:30 a.m. near his family cabin along the Muskegon River in Newaygo. After just a handful of casts, he felt the familiar tug of his favorite fighter fish.
Chrenko says he started to see the vibrant orange tone fairly quickly after the fish struck.
When he pulled it into the boat, it was a shock to his early-morning senses.
"I'm like, am I in my own... some kind of upside-down bizarro world right now, or what?" he thought.
"It's survived its first three years basically being like a glowing target to all the predator species, so it's pretty crazy that it actually grew to that size," he told FOX 17 Thursday morning.
Link: https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/lakeshore/muskegon/its-a-fish-of-destiny-vibrant-orange-smallmouth-bass-pulled-from-muskegon-river
Joshua Chrenko
Jul 22, 2022 09:12:40 #
greenfrog wrote:
b 'It's a fish of destiny': Vibrant orange smallm... (show quote)
Wow, that's very cool. Thanks for sharing Frog.
Jul 22, 2022 09:28:03 #
Jul 22, 2022 09:47:15 #
Jul 22, 2022 09:51:08 #
Very cool! It still amazes me the things that are out there in Nature!
Jul 22, 2022 11:08:52 #
The unusual in nature is amazing on so many levels. Gorgeous fish, thanks for sharing greenfrog.
Jul 22, 2022 11:25:11 #
Slimshady
Loc: Central Pennsylvania
That is really neat. You just never know what you’re going to reel in on any given trip
Jul 22, 2022 14:30:32 #
greenfrog wrote:
b 'It's a fish of destiny': Vibrant orange smallm... (show quote)
Wow greenfrog, that is one bizarre catch, have never heard of that before. Very cool post.
Jul 22, 2022 14:35:57 #
Jul 23, 2022 08:03:18 #
greenfrog wrote:
b 'It's a fish of destiny': Vibrant orange smallm... (show quote)
Amazing! What a cool catch!
Jul 23, 2022 11:20:59 #
bucky buckner
Loc: murrells inlet SC
greenfrog wrote:
b 'It's a fish of destiny': Vibrant orange smallm... (show quote)
Wow I hope U measured, and took lots of pics. for a very nice mount
Jul 23, 2022 11:53:53 #
Jul 23, 2022 14:04:37 #
Jim Kay
Loc: Franklin, Virginia
greenfrog wrote:
b 'It's a fish of destiny': Vibrant orange smallm... (show quote)
Nice fish! Thankyou for the article Greenfrog.
Jul 23, 2022 15:30:32 #
woodguru
Loc: El Dorado Ca
greenfrog wrote:
b 'It's a fish of destiny': Vibrant orange smallm... (show quote)
The fish lost to the lottery of catch and release?
Jul 23, 2022 16:30:05 #
Rusch
Loc: central wis
Great catch and pic. Does anyone have an explanation as to how it got to be this color? Eating to many goldfish?
Maybe a cross with a koi? Someone fishing with orange peel for bait? Would be nice to know how it came to be.
Maybe a cross with a koi? Someone fishing with orange peel for bait? Would be nice to know how it came to be.
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