Angler Catches 170-pound Prehistoric Fish With Alligator-looking Snout From Oklahoma Lake

Angler Catches 170-pound Prehistoric Fish With Alligator-looking Snout From Oklahoma Lake
Courtesy of Game Warden Trey Hale/Bryan County
Epoch Inspired Staff
Updated:
From the archives: This story was last updated in April 2019.
Fishing is more fun than you think, especially when you reel in a big catch after all that anticipation. It’s even more so when you catch a fish that is as tall as a grown-up man.

Angler Zachary Sutterfield, of Durant, Oklahoma, reeled in just that—a 170-pound (approx. 77-kilogram) sea creature—while bowfishing on Lake Texoma, one of the largest reservoirs in the United States, located some 80 miles north of Dallas.

Epoch Inspired Staff
Epoch Inspired Staff
Author
Epoch Inspired staff cover stories of hope that celebrate kindness, traditions, and triumph of the human spirit, offering valuable insights into life, culture, family and community, and nature.
Related Topics