{"id":4401,"date":"2026-08-14T08:36:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4401"},"modified":"2026-08-14T08:36:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:36:52","slug":"8-year-old-fisherman-bizarrely-catches-piranha-in-pennsylvania-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4401","title":{"rendered":"8-Year-Old Fisherman Bizarrely Catches Piranha In Pennsylvania Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>You never know what\u2019s in those waters, and this is a great example of that.<\/p>\n<p>An 8-year-old Pennsylvania fisherman recently went for a trip to catch some bass and catfish, but he instead caught an incredibly exotic (and violent) fish that you only find in \u2026 South America?<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4399\">EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles County Throws In Towel, Agrees To Stop Dragging Feet On Concealed Carry Permits<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, ladies and gentlemen, he caught a piranha.<\/p>\n<p>The boy\u2019s name is Seamus Coffey, and he was on the fishing trip Saturday with his father, Michael, at Ridley Park Lake. Originally, Seamus thought he had a bass on the line.<\/p>\n<p>Dad, on the other hand, knew rather quickly that this wasn\u2019t a normal catch.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was like, \u2018Slow down dude, you might lose it.\u2019 This looks like something we haven\u2019t caught before,\u201d said Michael, per 6ABC Philadelphia. <strong>(RELATED: 71-Year-Old Lifeguard Dragged Underwater By Great White Shark Off Coast Of Maine)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When they reeled the fish in and they got it on land, the father was trying to figure out what species of fish it was, but his son knew in seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4397\">Luigi Mangione Expected To Plead Guilty To Federal Charges<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said, \u2018It\u2019s a piranha!\u2019\u201d said Michael.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>And how did Seamus know?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause I watch YouTube!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Michael opened up Google on his phone and pulled up some pictures of piranhas, ultimately agreeing with his son. Later, it was confirmed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission that the fish was a piranha species. The fish was two pounds and around 9.5 inches.<\/p>\n<p>As we all know, piranhas are not native to suburban Philadelphia, but rather South America, so this has state officials thinking that the fish was a pet that someone didn\u2019t want anymore.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m just saying, I\u2019m totally owning a pet piranha one day when I get rich \u2026 crypto dreams right there.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4395\">We Asked This Journalist-Turned-Congresswoman Why Voters Should Give Her Senate Promotion<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An 8-year-old Pennsylvania fisherman recently went for a trip to catch some bass and catfish, but he instead caught a \u2026 piranha?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1153,512,1981],"class_list":["post-4401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-fishing","tag-pennsylvania","tag-philadelphia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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