Reel surprise: Woman catches 30-pound koi fish in Lady Bird Lake

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An angler out at Lady Bird Lake said she caught a koi fish near the Waller Beach area.

Callie White said about an hour into fishing March 17, her line began getting dragged out to the center of the lake.

“I began to reel it in. After a quick, 5-minute fight, the fish was close enough to see some bright orange peak through the water. At this point, I was very shocked by what I saw.

“I was thinking I hooked onto a catfish or a common carp, but once I...