Missouri woman catches rare golden crappie
A Missouri woman snagged a rare catch while going fishing with her family. Holly Haddan’s once-in-a-lifetime catch was identified by officials as a golden crappie, which is born with a genetic condition that makes its scales a shiny, vibrant yellow color. Holly Haddan found an extremely rare golden crappie fish in her private pond on Wednesday. (Missouri Department of Conservation) In a Facebook post, the Missouri Department of Conservation shared a picture of the unique fish.The department said the vibrant golden color is caused by a genetic condition called xanthochroism.