240-pound fish, 7 feet long, age 100, caught in Detroit River

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11. Extremely rare shortnose sturgeon caught in Potomac River excites biologists and fishermen

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Extremely rare shortnose sturgeon caught in Potomac River excites biologists and fishermen

The endangered species reminiscent of the dinosaur era has not been seen in the river for 14 years. “It was like catching a Unicorn," stunned fisherman says

WASHINGTON — An extremely rare shortnose sturgeon has been caught in the Potomac River near Chain Bridge, reigniting hopes that the endangered fish might be capable of staging a comeback after disappearing from the river for more than a decade.

Lynch said he and his fishing partner Josh Cohn were stunned as they brought the sturgeon to the boat and realized they had caught a fish that they believed had gone extinct in the Potomac decades ago.