Goldfishin

Type: Nontidal
Region: Northern
Location: C&O Canal

I went fishing in the C&O Canal last weekend Fri May 20th. I was using live bait and with my first cast into the Canal I got a bite. I set the hook and started realing and to my surprise I saw gold flickering thru the water coming towards me. I lifted up this large Goldfish? and my friend was able to snap a great pic of it. It was approx 14 inches long and weight unknown. We released it quickly since I was not sure how long it would live out of the water and didnt want to waste time measuring/weighing when I knew I wouldnt keep it.