A northern pike is always a big haul, and this one seems to be big enough to top the scales past the thirty-pound mark. The kid not only looks pleased as punch to have pulled out such a monster, but he also looks ready to tip over sideways thanks to the weight.
The fish proved to be as long as an ice fishing auger – almost the same size around, too – which makes us wonder how in the heck they actually got it out of the ice.
He's a Big Big Boy
Pufferfish have a strange place in the animal kingdom. There aren't many animals that can puff themselves up so much that they take on the appearance and size of a soccer ball or basketball. This creature can, however, and when they do so, they are not only trying to scare off predators — they look like they're smiling.
They probably aren't – at least not the way we think of smiling, but at least they're cheerful when they're taken out of their home. Dulls the edge a little bit. And we hear that they really like carrots, too.
That's Oddly Specific
So between March 16th and the Friday before the last Saturday in April – not the last Friday, mind you, the Friday before the last Saturday – fishing is not allowed at this place. Okay, sign, we'll trust you this time, but we'll need more details if this kind of thing continues.
Why such a specific time frame? Why not just the last Saturday in April? Why March 16th? Is it to do with spawning periods? Are the fish being restocked so that the natural ecosystem doesn't get damaged? Maybe it has to do with Lent. It could be anything.
What Are You Looking at, Two-Eyes?
Why yes, in fact, there are lots and lots of weird fish in the seas that will creep you out if you happen to hit one with your fishing hook. This looks like the kind of thing that you would see on “The Simpsons,” however.
Is there actually a fish that has one single eye in the middle like that? There are fish with both eyes on one single side, and there are some fish that can have damage done to an eye, but we've never seen anything like this monstrosity. It's not only a fish, it's an alien fish.
Caught in the Act
Just because you have a fish on your line and out of the water, that doesn't mean you're safe from its ire. Little fish will slap you right in the face if they can, and if you're holding it up for a picture right next to your big, bright smile, it most certainly can.
That's why there are so many pictures of people getting slapped by fish right as they drop them. Getting hit in the face with a fish might not be a lot of damage, but it's going to sting. Physically and emotionally.