Gizzard shad are not a gamefish nor are they considered edible by humans, but for bass anglers their life-cycle takes on special interest in spring, when they spawn from the end of April to late June ...

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 ...

It’s not easy to win the Bi-State Shad Fishing Contest as evidenced by the fact that the tournament started in 2011 has never had a repeat winner. However, that doesn’t stop American shad angling ...

I've never forgotten my first shad fishing adventure, even though it took place nearly 40 years ago. I remember that I had no clue what I was doing and I didn't come close to catching a fish. But as a ...

Join us this week as we fish the Cape Fear River for the sporty American White Shad. Join us this week as we fish the Cape Fear River for the sporty American White Shad. On gear time our anglers ...

For most of American history, early spring meant a feast of shad. That tradition has faded, but young chefs are trying to slip the ritual back onto plates. The earliest Americans from from Florida to ...

For those unfamiliar with shad, it’s a bony saltwater fish that swims from saltwater to Northern freshwater to spawn. Shad migrate in the spring and they are only available in local restaurants while ...

The American shad, Alosa sapidissima, like the striped bass, is an anadromous fish. It is a member of the family of herrings. Prior to the late 1800s, shad were found in almost all river systems along ...