The next day, medical examiner Sam Rivers and biologist Mary Callahan travel into the bayou to investigate John's mysterious death.

Gloria explains that a strange boat washed upriver three months ago after a hurricane and weird things have happened since.

His wife Bobbi attempts to escape the houseboat on a small boat, but the fish (revealing itself a frankenfish) flips her out and kills her.

On a neighboring stilt house, Ricardo baits a large hook using an entire catfish and manages to land the fish.

Roughly as big as a full-grown man, the fish can breathe air and hops forward biting at Ricardo's legs.

A fire propels a propane tank into the boathouse causing an explosion that sends Eliza into the water.

[citation needed] James Mudge of Beyond Hollywood wrote that the film, as judged by its peers, was "a surprising success".

[1] Jon Condit of Dread Central rated it 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "It is what it is and it’s better at being it than most of the recent offerings similar to it.

"[2] Dennis Prince of DVD Verdict wrote that the film is a retread but has good gore effects.

[3] In a 2018 retrospective review, Glenn Cochrane of ScreenRealm wrote that although the film's visual effects are severely dated, it still offers a fun time for viewers with "a penchant for cheesy B movie creature features.