Most unusual Critter on a lure or fly: What is the most unusual critter, fish or other, that you have caught, not snagged on hook or line, but actually bit and hooked. A photo would be...

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

What is the most unusual critter, fish or other, that you have caught, not snagged on hook or line, but actually bit and hooked. A photo would be great if you have one. Mine was a mink. The circumstances of landing and releasing it, did not lend itself to taking photos.

CamT Loc: La Porte, Texas

bapabear wrote:

What is the most unusual critter, fish or other, that you have caught, not snagged on hook or line, but actually bit and hooked. A photo would be great if you have one. Mine was a mink. The circumstances of landing and releasing it, did not lend itself to taking photos.

I understand I caught a diving bird once and it wasn't happy with the circumstance either and getting it released was an new experience for me

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Plenty of turtles, soft shelled in Arkansas, and both painted and snappers in WI. I had a few close calls with Otters while trout fishing, but thank Goodness I didn’t have to deal with those…

Retrieverman390

Bull frog

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

Caught a Cotton Mouth snake once while worm fishing, whoever said a said a snake won't bite underwater didn't tell that big guy.

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

Ivey wrote:

Caught a Cotton Mouth snake once while worm fishing, whoever said a said a snake won't bite underwater didn't tell that big guy.

I am sure glad they don't have those here.

vic52 Loc: Spokane WA

Salmon fishing years ago off Mukulteo. Stopped to get rid of a dogfish. Not as deep as we thought. When we started up dad had a heavier drag on his line, thought it was seaweed. Reeled in a 7"dungeoness. Mom caught a code. Had a good dinner.

vic52 Loc: Spokane WA

Fishing in a channel between two lakes north of Spokane. Daughter caught a duck, one heck of a fight and daughter was afraid the duck was hurt. Just through the bill. Cut the line and away it went

FishermanLeeSonoma

CamT wrote:

I understand I caught a diving bird once and it wasn't happy with the circumstance either and getting it released was an new experience for me

Yeah, got one of those earlier this year trolling for salmon with 40Grit...no fun but 40Grit got him off. Seagulls are no fun either!

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

bapabear wrote:

What is the most unusual critter, fish or other, that you have caught, not snagged on hook or line, but actually bit and hooked. A photo would be great if you have one. Mine was a mink. The circumstances of landing and releasing it, did not lend itself to taking photos.

Crazy seagull for me they put up quite a fight I'll tell ya🎣🤪👍

Wimp714 Loc: Aurora Ohio

Son caught this in a pond at a state park that was on a golf course

Ben Bragg Loc: Dayton Ohio

Had a musky T Bone a pike I was reelin in.
Happened right in front of me.
Caught a bull frog while reeling in a tiny bluegill.
Caught a big ole snapping turtle on a Berkeley power bait minnow one time.
Line broke before I could get him in

Ben Bragg Loc: Dayton Ohio

Had a musky T Bone a pike I was reelin in.
Happened right in front of me.
Caught a bull frog while reeling in a tiny bluegill.
Caught a big ole snapping turtle on a Berkeley power bait minnow one time.
Line broke before I could get him in

FishermanLeeSonoma

Years ago I was fishing a lure and caught a small bluegill that a LMB tried to swallow as I was reeling in the bluegill. The LMB ate in head first so while I was reeling him in, he couldn't gack out bluegill which it did immediately after I landed him. Both were set free as I was on private property with a promise to catch and release.

Gary Northrop Loc: Richland WA

Had a Great Horned owl sweep down and grab a Jitterbug while night fishing
in the dark. Fought it in the sky for two minutes before it broke the line.