(Radio Iowa) – The paddlefish snagging season provides anglers a chance to snag an unusual fish on the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers that may’ve put on a lot miles in the water. The D-N-R’s western Iowa fisheries supervisor, Chris Larson, says they recently heard about a fish tagged in Iowa that was caught in one of the reservoirs in Tennessee.

Larson says the fish was tagged in 2013 when it was around 29 inches and had grown to 40 inches and was about 20 pounds heavier. Larson says paddlefish live well over 50 years. The Iowa paddlefish season runs through April 30th.