Cats of a Different Color--Water conditions and genetic mutations can impact colors in fish

Noel Ibarra has a rich history for sniffing out fat cats. To wit:

During winter 2019, the 44-year-old Lake Tawakoni/Ray Hubbard fishing guide steered 12-year-old Brayden Rogers of Cisco to a youth state record blue cat weighing 67 pounds. Rogers’ record from Tawakoni has since been broken by Cade Childress of Pickton. Childress’ 72.4 pounder also was caught at Tawakoni.

It’s hard to imagine tangling with such a big fish on a hook and line tipped with thick chunk of gizzard shad, but Ibarra guided Kenny Quiett of Delia, Kansas to an even larger one in February 2020.