An 18-year-old reeled in a "unicorn fish" while out on Lake Erie during a fishing tournament in Pennsylvania. Captain Joe Nemet of Nemesis Sport Fishing was there for the catch.

Colton Alex, an experienced fisherman at age 18, was fishing in the tournament with Capt. Joe Nemet of Nemesis Sport Fishing when the fish hit a spoon 65 feet down, according to GoErie.

A Pennsylvania angler caught his ‘unicorn’ fish Sunday in Erie. Colton Alex, 18, of Erie, was fishing in a tournament in Lake Erie when he hooked into a large Atlantic Salmon.

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Mark Haffley, a biologist for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, told GoErie that Atlantic salmon are rare in Lake Erie and that they’ve seen some each year caught in the tributary fishery.

The fish that the teen reeled in weighed in at 10.4 pounds and measured 30 inches in length. The Atlantic salmon is a rare catch in the Lake Erie area, especially considering the fish’s size.