Couple goes catfishing for 4th of July, accidently catches a kitten instead: 'No catfish, but we did get a new friend!'

Woah…they got a pretty big "cat" fish! 

Life is full of puns, silliness, serendipity, and symbolism if you let it. Of course when this couple from Reddit's r/CatDistributionSystem goes out for catfish they come home with a real cat. The couple was visiting family from out of state for the holiday weekend, 4th of July that is. They decided to go out catfishing because it's free fishing day due to the holiday. On the way there, they found a little grey kitten running around the dock. She was so cute and trying to get at the catfish bait because it was raw chicken with Jell-O mix on it. They gave her some to try and she was clearly very hungry, so she was more comfortable to approach them. She got within a foot of the couple, but they didn't want to scare her off so they didn't try to grab her. They didn't want to risk accidently letting her go, because they felt a kinship with her. They left, but returned the next day with a crate and wet food. They did end up getting her to voluntarily go into the crate to get the food. Within ten minutes of bringing her back she was letting the nice couple pet her and was even trying to play with them. She seems healthy though she's a woodsy kitten and has been all by herself. They're going to adopt her and the first thing is the vet visit. 

And of course they have to name her Catfish (Fish for short), since they found her in the most serendipitous and unique way. They didn't end up with fish for dinner, but they did get a new furry friend. Please enjoy the adorable and heartwarming story below.