While on a business trip to Japan, I put in a little time fishing for carp in a small pond close to Tokyo. I teased them up with pieces of bread, and then caught them on a bread fly. (Oct 2004)
A nice jack from the Palm Beach inlet (the boil). They were schooled up in the boil and very aggressive. We caught a dozen or so before moving on for tarpon. (Jan 2006)
This masheer was caught on the Cauvery River in Southern India. I caught 3 fish, ranging from 10 to 30 pounds. I was fishing out of a jungle camp in December of 2005.
Trophy shad? No, but I've only fished for shad this one time and this was the size we were catching them. I guess this is a male. Females are supposed to get to 4 pounds. I caught this fish on the St. Johns River in central Florida. (Jan 2006)