From the reading I have done about these catches, the fish in the original post is from the same waters as the one the lady with the hoody and ball cap is holding.

Thanks for chiming in Matt. I had a feeling the coloration was genetic.

I saw an article where there was a gold colored largemouth caught in a tournament in Canada. The catch was deemed to be a largemouth and was allowed to be weighed in. So I googled golden largemouth bass and the images showed color variations similar to the ones that come up for golden crappie. Some the fins are more golden and some are the whole fish.

Chris