Reel surprise: Woman catches 30-pound koi fish in Texas lake

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• An angler at a lake in Austin, Texas, said she caught a huge koi fish near the Waller Beach area.

• “I was thinking I hooked onto a catfish or a common carp, but once I saw the bright orange and white flashing close to the bank, I realized that what I caught was probably very special and a once-in-a-lifetime type of catch,” White wrote.

• It is unknown how the koi got into the lake.

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