This story originally ran in our Dec./Jan. '05-'06 issue. We're posting it here in slide show format to bring you never-before-seen outtakes from Bill Decker's shoot that we couldn't publish in the magazine. If you'd like to go flyfishing for mako sharks, contact Captains Conway Bowman and David Trimble of Bowman Bluewater, (619) 822-6256.

Brendan Mason, a software developer from Seattle, Washinton, caught this enormous mako shark while fishing with Capt. David Trimble of Bowman Bluewater off the coast near San Diego, California. Trimble estimated the shark at 11 feet long and well over 600 pounds. Click through the slides at right for the whole story. More Reader Snapshots: August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 Check it out ... Salt Water Sportsman magazine also has pics of the shark fight up on their site. SaltWaterSportsman.com

About the Photographer Paolo Marchesi was born in Italy, and started trout fishing in the Alps when he was four. He worked as an art director in Paris and as a designer in Italy before picking up a camera and moving to California to become a photographer. He now lives in Montana and takes pictures of the things he loves ... fly fishing, climbing, just being outside. "If you see someone hanging upside down on a granite wall with a camera strapped around his neck swearing in Italian because the light meter ran out of batteries, there's a good chance that's me," he says. "If you see someone crossing a raging river chest high carrying a 4x5 camera followed by an assistant in scuba gear, there's a good chance that's me, too. To make it short, I'll do anything to get the perfect shot. "Many people like to talk about style. I see style as being nothing else but repetition and a limitation to creativity. My work is always changing. I believe every project has to be approached differently. At the end of a shoot, your results should be a new image and not a repetition of previous work."¿¿ Check out Paolo's web site at www.marchesiphoto.com