Went fishing last night

I went fishing last night for something I have never fished for before. Shad is a tasty fish that is full of bones and they swim up the rivers in this neck of the woods every spring to spawn. They hang around for about 3 weeks and then they are gone. I have eaten them for years as they are fished commercially here by net, but I wanted to try catching them with a fly rod. I tied some fly's based on a pattern that a co-worker provided and off I went. I found them to be very particular on the fly they want. They would only go after one of the fly's I had and I lost it to a branch after catching one fish and having 3 more get off. Here is a pic of the one I caught. It is just about 21 inch's long and 5 inch's deep. I don't know the weight but I would guess about 3 lbs.

Jack