15-Year-Old Angler Catches Extremely Rare Fish

An angler recently caught a fish of exceptional size. In the morning of June 28,2022, Edwards Tarumianz was fishing with Captain Richard Simms, a guide for Scenic City Fishing Charters, when he caught an impressive fish, not just for its size but also for its color. The catfish was shockingly white blue.

“You may catfish for the rest of your life and never catch, or even see, another fish like that,” Simms said in a post on the Scenic City Fishing Charters Facebook page. “I’ve been catfishing seriously for 30 years—guiding for 17 of those—and that’s the first albino to ever come in my boat.”

Simms was certain that the catfish he caught in the Tennessee River in spring was albino.

However, it is not yet certain if it has the genetic condition of albinism or leucism, both of which are characterized by reduced production of melanin.

While an albino’s eyes take on a pink tint due to the visibility of blood vessels, a leucistic fish is generally mostly white with some coloration, and often also in its eyes.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency wasn’t able to determine if Simms’ fish was one or the other; however they firmly agreed it’s an exceptional find.

Besides the white catfish, Simms says that Tarumianz made some notable catches on their morning fishing together, including a PB smallmouth bass, a few nice largemouth bass, and even a couple of gar.

Even though the line was wrapped around the trolling motor, the young angler apparently fought one of the gar on 6-pound test without letting it break off.

“[Tarumianz] is one of the most polite young men I’ve ever had in the boat and one of the most accomplished 15-year-old anglers I’ve ever been around,” “It was a very special morning, capped off by a catfish unlike any I’ve ever seen before—and may never see again!” Sources: Fieldstream