Show us your international freshwater captures

[sojourner]

Show us your pics of foreign freshies that are up for grabs if you are a travelling fisherperson.

[sojourner]

Here is a South Korean Northern snakehead taken from the heavily weeded pond in the background. This fish was only 62cm, about average size but they can grow to just over a metre.

[bdowdy]

:)cool fish, looks like a eel crossed saratoga. cheers bdowdy ;)

[Jim_Tait]

This photo album contains some of my international exploits

http://www.fishnet.com.au/default.aspx?id=226

includes balck bass in PNG, Zander in Spain, Pike in France, Trout in India, Rainbow bass in Nicaragua plus a few others - most were caught while back packing around the world in 1997, carried two rods (heavy baitcaster and light spin stick - was a great way to9 meet locals in any culture

Regards - Jim

[Jim_Tait]

Realise need to use my member name Jim__Tait to search albums

[scott_b]

Gday
This is a very small Sturgen from Canada. The guide showed me some pics of 12 footers and reaconned the average size was about 6-8 foot. He said the bigger ones take heaps of line off and do lots of tall walking. Rigs are broomstick tipe rods with deep sea reel, 80lb braid and mono leader.
wamjam

[Swiss-Fish]

Hi Guys,

Here's one of my first fresh water European pike, didnt weigh it, but it measured just under a meter, caught on a Rapala deep diving glass shad, Lake Geneva Switzerland.

[Swiss-Fish]

And heres and even bigger one my girlfriend caught a few weeks later on a Mister twister type SP...

[Swiss-Fish]

Last november we went to Costa Rica fro vacation and as well as some good inshore sea fishing we got to go fishing for Guapote (Rainbow Bass) and a few other species such as Tiger Bass and bream. Unfortunatly i diddn't have my fy rod with me as these are reputed top be great sport on a Fly!

So heres the first Rainbow Bass with the Areal Volcano in the background!

[Swiss-Fish]

And here is a Tiger Bass my other half caught, at least this time I caught the biggest one!!! Only just though ;)

[sojourner]

How hard do those pike go? I'll put one of those on my wish list.

[Jonli]

;)

Here is a Giant Snakehead on popper , the place is Minburi - the outskirt of Bangkok - Thailand .

JonLi .

[Swiss-Fish]

Hi Sojourner,

The pike are real great fighters in Summer but get a bit lethargic in Winter! What you want to watch out for is the teeth when you unhook them, I am in general pretty careful but still have a small scar on my thumb from one! They are a fun fish to catch but pretty tricky I have spent many many hours even days possibly! casting in to likley looking spots without even a nibble!

Simon

[Swiss-Fish]

Hi Sojourner,

The pike are real great fighters in Summer but get a bit lethargic in Winter! What you want to watch out for is the teeth when you unhook them, I am in general pretty careful but still have a small scar on my thumb from one! They are a fun fish to catch but pretty tricky I have spent many many hours even days possibly! casting in to likley looking spots without even a nibble!

Simon

[Swiss-Fish]

Hi Sojourner,

The pike are real great fighters in Summer but get a bit lethargic in Winter! What you want to watch out for is the teeth when you unhook them, I am in general pretty careful but still have a small scar on my thumb from one! They are a fun fish to catch but pretty tricky I have spent many many hours even days possibly! casting in to likley looking spots without even a nibble!

Simon

[Swiss-Fish]

Hi Sojourner,

The pike are real great fighters in Summer but get a bit lethargic in Winter! What you want to watch out for is the teeth when you unhook them, I am in general pretty careful but still have a small scar on my thumb from one! They are a fun fish to catch but pretty tricky I have spent many many hours (possibly even days!) casting in to likley looking spots without even a nibble!

Simon

[Awoonga]

Not a bad freshwater fish

[Swiss-Fish]

Wow thats enormouse! :D

Going to lake Nassar for Nile perch has been on my wish list for a while now, has to be done before I die! :)

Simon

[Ozwald]

G'day Jonli
When fishing in Thailand for catfish lasy year the other guys were raving about snakeheads - apparently they fight really hard? They were telling me that you can only catch them on lures, is that so?
regards
Oz