3 min read Fisherman In Middle Of Lake Makes An Adorably Unexpected Catch Definitely not a fish.

Brett Hereford was out fishing on a lake in Montana with his family earlier this month when he made the catch of a lifetime. But what he caught wasn’t actually a fish at all.

According to reports, while the Herefords were far from shore in a boat on Flathead Lake, they noticed a figure in the water ahead of them and decided to move in for a closer look. That’s when they found something unexpected: a bobcat, struggling to stay afloat. Rather than leave the animal to try and make it back to dry land on his own, the Herefords stepped in — Brett scooping up the exhausted bobcat in a fishing net.

Here’s video taken moments after the bobcat’s life was saved: