Round Valley Surprise

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Originally Posted by Eskimo

I've heard about these. They are female eels that were unable to migrate back down river to spawn in the ocean, so they just remained in freshwater and grew huge.

The odd thing is, Round Valley isn't fed by a river. All the water is pumped into it from somewhere else. So where do you suppose it came from?

My brother caught a couple of these things on a private lake when we were kids. Completely landlocked, miles from any current rivers. They fight like devils, and they are so slimy it is a challenge to keep them still enough to remove the hook.