ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KTVI) – What started as a rainy fishing trip in St. Louis County ended with an unexpected surprise: a Missouri woman reeling in a rare leucistic catfish.

Hannah Nguyen made the nice catch near Des Peres Park on May 29. Photos and videos she shared with Nexstar's KTVI show a catfish with a yellowish top and a bright white, albino-like tail and lower body.

Hannah, who frequently posts in Reddit community pages about fishing, said she hadn't had much luck lately. After doing some research, she picked a random spot using Apple Maps and sought to catch something special.

And it took some time, but it was well worth it. Hannah battled the leucistic catfish for nearly 40 seconds before she ultimately reeled it in.

Leucism is a genetic condition characterized by an overa

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