Craig Thomas, 54, and Randy Straker, 51, were about to bring their
fishing trip to an end on Great Slave Lake, Canada, when the pair caught
the weird looking pike. The fluorescent green fish weighed 14lbs and
measured 40ins (one metre) long.
Craig and Randy have worked their
way around the Great Slave Lake for the last five years, and had just
begun exploring in that area. The duo were finishing up their day when
Straker landed the fluorescent green fish. Pike, also called as
jackfish, are common in Great Slave Lake; however, when the catch passed
by the boat, Thomas and Straker realized something was different.
Straker said that he was wearing polarized lenses, and he thought
perhaps that was leading to some different coloration in the fish. He
was about to pull his glasses off to take another look and then his
friend made a comment about how unusual the pike looked. As the
fisherman reeled the fish in, he could see down its throat and observed
it was quite fluorescent green. The duo released the green fish back
into the water, and their discovery has sent scientists looking for
answers.
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