Kathryn Taylor: Master Angler

Unsupervised activities at La Selva lodge were few since nearly everything in the surrounding area was poisonous and you could easily get lost in the jungle alone, but one easily available activity between hikes was fishing in the lagoon. The setups are as simple and barebones as you could ask for, just a hook on a bit of line wrapped around a stick. You can actually see Kathryn's line in the photo below if you look carefully in the bottom left corner.

 Despite numerous tugs on my line and an ever-diminishing bit of bait I hadn't had any luck when Kathryn squeaked and proudly pulled this little catfish out of the water. For the purposes of internet fish legends, it was at least THIIIIIIS big. We were both shocked when it began mewing plaintively... you typically think of fish as quiet while they flop around, but this little fellow was particularly vocal about its capture.

 Although the lodge staff were quite happy to clean and cook it for her, between its small size and eerie cries for freedom, Kathryn was inclined to let her fish go back to make more generations of fish after a few quick photos.

There were also piranhas in the water there and while we saw one or two that other people caught, we didn't have any luck with our lines beyond this excellent encounter.