Tom Clifford fishes for shad under Chain Bridge, on the District side of the Potomac. He's holding a lure called a Nungesser, above which is a shad dart.

Ever since I was a little kid who used to ride his bike to Liberty Reservoir, one of the most effective lures in my scant arsenal of baits was the shad dart. For those of you who don’t know, the ...

What's more, according to marine biologists who study shad populations, that number is... American shad still going strong in Connecticut Connecticut Post Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

The American shad is one of three types of the herring family that visit our coastal rivers each spring. Usually, they arrive somewhere around May 10.

Fishing for hickory and white (American) shad has been a rite of spring for centuries in mid-Atlantic country. In our area the locus of shad fishing is the Susquehanna River complex, which includes… ...

American shad stop feeding once they enter cold freshwater. They strike out of annoyance, slashing at shad darts , tiny jigs , and flutter spoons . The real skill is figuring out where to position ...

It’s time to get serious about American shad. Outdoors ... Dam in 10 to 20 feet of water and dropping a lure over the side. My favorite shad rig is a two-tone silver and gold No. 2 Dick Nite ...

SINCE MARCH 12th, when the first hickory shad of the year succumbed to a sparkly lure, anglers of both sexes, several races and all sizes have been lining the bank of the Potomac in Washington, DC ...

COLUMBIA, Pa. -- Once, American shad swam up Atlantic coastal rivers in huge masses each spring, when instinct -- or some inner compass -- lured them by the millions from the ocean to their ...

American shad are green or greenish-blue with metallic tones on the back. Silvery sides line a compressed body. The upper jaw has a smaller or larger median notch and the lower jaw does not ...