Lake Travis Mystery Fish

[chrpai]

I've heard stories of and seen first hand a very large fish in Lake Travis. It's probably just a massive carp but it appears blue in color using a dive light and is very large reminding me of a grouper.

It's a very slow and lethargic fish that likes to get up close and personal. I had him hovering about one foot in front of me today for a very good look.

Anyone have any idea what this might be? My best guess is a small mouth buffalo carp but I'm not sure why the coloring is different from other carps I've seen.

This puppy is big.

 

[amoses]

Where did you see it at?

 

[chrpai]

North East corner of Starnes Island along the ledge at about 25'.

 

[tracydr]

Carp have a tendency to mutate. Maybe it's an albino?

 

[redacted]

Take a look at a Gaspergou.

 

[oldschool]

I was with Chrpai on the dive and it was big, friendly, and definitely dark blue. It had large scales like a carp but not a carp mouth. Possibly a gasper goo but the coloring was way off.

 

[bogrady]

Was this it?

I'm pretty sure I ran into one of these off Wentz point 2 years back. It was big, slow and friendly

Smallmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus)

 

[oldschool]

Bingo!!