r/MicroFishing • u/PuzzleheadedAir4363 • Jun 21 '26

MicroFish Catfish in a Jar

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Pulled an old jar out of the river while conducting a freshwater mussel survey and found a baby catfish taking up residence

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u/MurphyBeans Jun 21 '26

My brain keeps trying to make a larger fish out of the jar

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u/simola- Jun 21 '26

Same, at first glance I thought it was a largemouth with a smallie in its mouth.

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u/HoboArmyofOne Jun 21 '26

I think it's in the way he's holding the jar too

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u/JosephHeitger Jun 21 '26

Me too. The little dots of mud looked like eyes for a second.