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He told a ridiculous fish story about a swarm of giant mosquitoes.
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But that fish story wasn’t done.
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Jon Chapman, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Travis Hunter tales in Boulder will be told like fish stories for decades.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2025
Very Jaws, or perhaps Jaws 3, but there will be no awards for this fish story.
—Chris Pepin-Neff, Scientific American, 26 May 2025
Then there are the fish stories told by Mr. Mulliner at his local pub the Angler’s Rest, involving his inexhaustible circle of relatives.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Jon Chapman, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Travis Hunter tales in Boulder will be told like fish stories for decades.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2025
Very Jaws, or perhaps Jaws 3, but there will be no awards for this fish story.
—Chris Pepin-Neff, Scientific American, 26 May 2025
Then there are the fish stories told by Mr. Mulliner at his local pub the Angler’s Rest, involving his inexhaustible circle of relatives.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Fish story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fish%20story. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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