strange catch

[Yak Fish]

I recently started fishing Stansbury Pond noticing that it has recently been stocked with trout. Unfortunately, I found that they don't allow kayaks on that pond. It's a shame because it would be perfect for that. Anyway, I talked to the local fisherman who told me people frequently catch fish from the bay and throw them into this pond...I'm not condoning this, I'm just telling the story. From time to time I could see big fish slapping around so I came back with a few rods, with a pair dedicated to chicken hearts/gizzards hoping to catch catfish or rockfish. After an hour or so, I kept noticing my rods bending over, but upon retrieval there was not bait left and no fish. I knew something was getting it so I just kept trying. One time I set the hook really hard and started reeling. It got to the surface and I could see what looked like some weird legged fish...that turned out to be a large crab. I never would have expected to catch a crab in a fresh water pond on hook and line, but then again, this is the same pond where a 3.5 lb piranha was caught a few years back so I shouldn't be surprised.

[ictalurus]

That's funny. The fun thing about fishing is that there are always surprises.