From Northern Florida to Maine, American and hickory shad leave the ocean and pile into coastal rivers every spring to spawn. I’d argue that every East Coast angler should learn how to catch shad. In ...

The first basic rule of fishing is: fish where the fish are. So, if you knew that there were over a million fish swimming in a nearby river right this very moment, wouldn’t you go fishing to try to ...

From Northern Florida to the Canadian Maritimes, American shad flood coastal rivers every spring. Their annual spawning run from far out in the Atlantic is historically significant: it provided a ...

When it comes to American shad in the Delaware River, there are only two things that are guaranteed: The fish are going to make their annual migratory spawning run up river each spring, and the ...

Most years, Eric Fistler is pretty pumped as the Bi-State Shad Fishing Contest approaches. By now, he’s putting the finishing touches on getting ready for the tournament, and registrations are rolling ...

In an early May Bass Pro Tour tournament on the Tennessee River, Major League Fishing pro David Walker explained the importance of playing your cards right when a shad-spawn bite goes bust, switching ...

Undoubtedly, we are due for another cold snap. After all, it's Southeastern Wildlife Expo time. But the recent spell of warming weather, with average daytime temperatures hovering in the mid- to ...

Fishermen were out on the Delaware River Thursday for a fishing tournament. The bi-state Shad Fishing Contest in New Jersey and Pennsylvania got underway Thursday. Shad are born in fresh water but ...

As salmon and steelhead swim upstream, they’re now facing one more challenge in fish ladders. It’s a non-native fish competing for space: the American shad. At Lower Granite Dam on the Lower Snake ...