Top 10 Interesting Fishing Stories that Got Real…Quickly

Fishing isn’t just about casting a line and hoping for a big catch—sometimes it’s about the bizarre, funny and unexpected stories that come with it! There are plenty of jaw-dropping, laugh-inducing and head-scratching tales out there. These top 10 crazy, funny or just plain weird short fishing stories from Reddit are bound to make you raise an eyebrow, chuckle or maybe even question what’s really going on at your local fishing hole. Ready for a good laugh (or a confused stare)? Here you go:

• “I found a dead guy hanging from a tree. Called the cops and they kept me there for 3 hours questioning me. Unethicalprolifetip- if you find a dead guy, leave him there and keep fishing.” (via Twisted Tea)

• “I quit fishing my local river because dead people always show up in the woods. Ever hear of the Green River killer? Yep. Great spot to bonk Coho and humans I guess.” (via jkim3508)

• “On a personal trip I was with my wife and sister. They were fishing on opposite sides of the boat and both hook up on a fish. Towards the end of the fight neither could make progress until I realized the same fish ate both their baits. Had my sister in law give slack in her line and we got the fish in with 2 hooks in its mouth.” (via flatsjunkie88)

• “Me and a couple of buddies are out fishing at a small lake when a helicopter starts circling over head and around the lake. They then announce that they’re looking for a missing child with a mental disability. My buddy comes back up the shore and goes shit some kid just came out of the woods and asked me about fishing and ran back in when the helicopter came over. So we go down to where he saw the kid and its a young girl like 10 or so with no shoes and not proper clothing for the weather but shes like ducking down by a tree trying to hide from the helicopter. so I’m telling my friends not to approach her any closer or anything so she doesn’t run and we have to chase her into the woods. While thats happening i go out to the shore and try to wave over the helicopter and point toward the woods. I’ve also just dialed 911 and told them where im at and to transfer me to someone who can either talk to whos in the helicopter or to an officer on the ground in the area. The people on the phone were really pissy and sounding like they couldn’t be bothered with me reporting a found missing child, it was by far the most bizarre part of the whole thing.” (via Renegade909) — and yes, the girl was found safe and sound, thanks to Renegade909 and his friends

• “Hooked a sealed bottle of Champagne, apparently the dock I fished off of was previously used by a casino boat. Waited for New Years and opened it, it was still good.” (via Dizzzy777)

• “Fly-in fishing trip. Complete isolation, not a soul within 100 miles. I’m on a 14 foot tinner with my buddy and the sun is beaming, I’m drunk and down to my underwear. Standing tall, one foot on the 9.9, expertly steering it as you would a trolling motor. Country oldies blaring – life is good. Buddy goes “we look so gay right now” as I wedge my underwear deeper into my butt crack. I’m doing the “fish summoning dance” to Shanya Twain and my buddy collapses in laughter. Turns out I had a huge audience of girls on canoes behind me. And no, the summoning dance didn’t work” (via Sterlingz)

• “Was duck hunting a small river but took my ultralight rod with me. Hunting was slow so I found a little pool and caught several fish in a row. I hooked one and saw some ducks coming up the river. I stuck my rod between my legs, pulled my gun off my shoulder and shot one duck then put my gun back on my shoulder and reeled in my fish. Was a fun day.” (via glorifiedpillpusher)

• “My brother and I were fishing some distant family’s land with our uncle when he reeled in a loaded revolver that had been down there clearly for a long while ; turns out 20 years ago our aunt took it from my uncle and threw it in the lake not telling him because she could never hit anything with it (they’re competitive at everything), somehow convinced him thatd it had just been lost for 20 years.” (via [deleted])

• “Fishing the Fox river in Elgin IL What n the 90’s.. casting a rattle trap I thought I was snagged then kept pulling and it slowly started coming in… about 20 feet out it broke loose… reeled in and all I had was the lure and waist band of a men’s underwear. Left immediately creeped out. Probably should’ve called the police.” (via MightExternal9029)

• “Me and my brother walked about a mile through the woods to get to our fishing spot at night. We were running low on bait so I decided to start lifting rocks to look for crayfish. Lifted a huge rock and saw a skinny pink arm in the muddy water. My heart stopped. I told my brother and he made me get a closer look to see what it was. It was a doll. We called it a night and walked back to the car.” (via catfishnumber1)

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