Every spring, American shad and hickory shad leave the ... Tom had been using a Kastmaster lure or a shad dart, a lure that looks like a miniature badminton shuttlecock, its brightly-colored ...

From Northern Florida to the Canadian Maritimes, American shad flood coastal rivers every spring ... you’re not getting them. You’re not going to lure a fish off its line because not only is it not ...

The so-called shad dart is still a favorite lure. According to the Connecticut River Coordinator's Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, American shad, the largest of the herring family ...

In my experience, lure color seems to be more important ... beyond the upper jaw when the mouth is shut. The American shad has a terminal mouth, meaning the lower jaw fits evenly under the upper ...

The state record for the American shad is a 7-pound catch from the Santee ... Chartreuse, pinks and whites with glitter are favorite colors. Pitch the lure out into the current, let it settle ...

Let the lure drift downstream and expect the fish to hit just before the line straightens out and hang on. The creel limit for American shad in Connecticut waters is six fish per man per day.