crazy unexpected fish

I was out trailriding one day on my fourwheeler with a few friends. Way back in the woods we found a beaver pond. There was no evidence of human visitation here. LOL! I mean it was waaaaayyyy back in the woods. Many of the trails we followed were not fourwheeler trails at all, but wide open game trails and old, grown over logging roads. Anyway, this beaver pond was of impressive size. I used  to carry a telescopic fishing pole with me when I went on these rides. Anyway, I couldn't resist tossing in to see what was there. I really didn't expect to catch anything. Anyway, I didn't have any bait so I started skirting the water looking for a frog. I caught a little frog and hooked it through the lips. It tossed it out and watched it swim across the pond. About a foot before it hit the other side, the water exploded. I had no idea what I had on. It felt like a log. It wouldn't move. I could feel something alive on the line, but I couldn't get it off the bottom. I figured that it had wrapped itself around a log. I gave it some slack to see if it would untangle itself and suddenly my line started moving. I started to reel again and once again, it stopped. This continued for what felt  like hours. Eventually, I got it to the bank. I looked down into the muddy water and couldn't see much. I was going to stick my hand in there to see what I had. Something warned me not to. Glad I didn't. A giant reptilian head broke the surface and peered at me with depthless, cold eyes, full of contempt and anger. It was a snapping turtle. I know the head of that thing was as big as my fist. I never got to see the rest of the turtle because it sank out of sight and took off full-tilt, breaking my line in the process. So, the strangest place I ever fished is also where I hooked one of the strangest things I've ever caught.

Used to catch mud cats in a sewer grate haha. I was in 5th grade or so waiting for my school bus on the corner of my street an there was a sewer grate there. sometimes there would be lil cats in there so i would bring some line an a hook an bread, an at least 1 time greenbeans, an catch em b4 the bus came.

I caught a sea gull, a duck, and a mud puppy, all by accident of course.
Both the sea gull and the diving duck was caught when I casted out a Minnie and they went after it, and the mud puppy was caught with worms off the bottom.

Dad and i used to fish some ponds with plastic frogs for bullfrogs lol made a great dinner and really easy to catch

I forgot all about the mallard I caught and a huge 6 foot water snake when I was about 10 on a Minnie my dad was upset to say the least ( he wouldn't go near a million dollars if there was a snake beside it ) lol and a bat once and a bunch of frogs never thought to target them that way the snake was most memorable because I say dad I caught a snake all excited and its big he thought it was a gardener until I pulled that bad boy up out the water he was jacked bla bla bla what the beck you doing messing wit that but not in those words haha priceless I still tease him wit snakes its hilarious

I caught a duck on corn once, nearly caught a few more on bread. I've also caught bullfrogs on topwater frogs, I've seen people using Joe flies dangled right in front of a bull frog to catch em too.. My wife caught a softshell turtle on half a blugill w a shell about 20" across, that thing was mean! Also a few water snakes in my minnow trap from time to time.

caught a bat fly fishing at night on wolf creek
a loon trout fishing in stoney creek
a beaver while salmon fishing up in NY and
about 10 years ago some dude who stepped into coolspring creek in flood water only to invert and go downstream legs flailing away as he tried to turn over...i must admit i snagged him though
 
i used to catch turtles for a local resturant back in mercer as a kid so snappers are kind of a given for me

Never did catch him but I had a duck chase my silver/blue Kastmaster about a half dozen times one day at Justice Lake. I was trout fishing on the dam and the little duck would dive underwater everytime he saw where the lure plopped in the water. He drove me nuts I had to wait till he wasnt watching so I could cast....lol. I did even manage a few nice trout that day.
 
The weirdest thing I ever caught was a mudpuppy/hellbender in French Creek one day using a crawler **** thing was probably 20 inches long. I was just a kid and had NO idea these things even existed in the creek, Yep I was scared 

Couple of weeks ago I caught a boat, or rather a jacket that was IN a boat that got a little too far inside my casting range.

Caught a 16oz cottage cheese container in 16 fow a few weeks ago at pymy If anyone lost please contact me. I kept it in case anyone came forward....Please provide accurate description.
 
Thanks, Joker

Danforth anchor in PI Bay, old metal fishing rod off point, and 7 year old son caught 10 inch rainbow this past Saturday in front of East Ave.  Trout may not be that uncommon but I have never caught one in the lake or bay of that size.