I caught a freak fish.

[Big Rick]

I caught this fish with no upper lip on a popper. It was healthy otherwise. Lip didn't appear to be torn off, it was more like it was deformed. Never seen this before.

[Bird]

Nah, that lip was torn completely off on an aggressive hook set....... I've actually done it a time or 2, regrettably.

Hopefully it grows back.

 

[N Florida Mike]

I caught one that looked similar but one side of his head was gone too, nearly to the eye. I figure a osprey or another water bird did it. 

[schplurg]

I don't think his mouth is growing back any time soon - no more than ours would

 

I caught a small bass (same fish 3 times in a year) missing the right side of it's mouth. Freaked me out. But he still owned that little area of the creek.