Piranha in Percy Priest!?
 

Just saw this, and thought it was pretty interesting!

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/19...kes-rare-catch

Crazy! That happened on Lake Minnetonka in MN a few years back. Also said it was probably someone's pet. Crazy though!

It seems like you hear about this every few years. Surely they wouldn't survive the winter would they? I don't think they could but it would suck if they could and reproduced. I've had red belly piranhas and they would make short work of decent sized goldfish.

Are they sure its not a red-bellied Pacu?

I mean with the great photography of the fish in the news article and all it should be an open-shut case.

MNfisher- can you please take their photos from now on...

Ha, thanks for the compliment! I would love too, would beat cutting grass!

That is not a piranha..Same family but not a piranha. Travis you are correct that is a pacu...When he say "his teeth are broke off" that was a dead giveaway..Pacu have crushing teeth so they are flat and not pointy..How much you wanna bet when the biologist gets there and identifies it as a pacu you won't hear a peep about it..How convenient though at the end he's says "it could be a pacu"...

I know I won't be skinny dipping in Priest for awhile.:D

I would not worry about that, they can not bite what they can not see!...LOL

Piracu
 

A friend of mine, who fishes once a year, caught a huge Piracu from a dock in Percy this summer. It probably weighted 8 lbs. He have it to a Korean woman.
The DNR said it was an aquarium fish that survived and once or twice a year they show up. If global warming pans out, we might just have an Amazon in our back yard.

Mike,
Get your camera ready.

I wouldn't be totally opposed to peacock bass in Old Hickory...:rolleyes:

Oh YEAH!

Hahahahahaha!