“I saw that white tail come out of the water and I was like...’I cannot lose this fish,’” the man told media outlets. Screengrab from Victor Siwik's post on Tennessee Snake Identification and ...

Victor Siwik's decision to try to catch one more fish on a recent trip to Reelfoot Lake paid off. Siwik had already snagged about 20 silver carp, the invasive species known for jumping out the water.

Tennessee angler Victor Siwik was about to call it a day and head to shore when he told himself, “one more cast.” His final fish turned out to be unlike anything he had ever seen before, he told Field ...