But the shad runs in the mid-Atlantic coastal plain this year have been epic, and shad-fishing Facebook groups ... I watched an osprey fly overhead with a fish in its talons, lost in the stunning ...

WELL, TODAY'S PROGRAM WILL TAKE US UP ON THE ROANOKE RIVER, AND, JOE, WE'RE GONNA BE FISHING FOR SHAD USING FLY RODS. - THAT'S RIGHT, YEAH. WE'VE COVERED CATCHING HICKORY SHAD, AND WHITE SHAD IN ...

SACRAMENTO – The American shad is one ... Valley rivers in the spring. Shad are known for the great fights that they provide on light spinning and fly gear, as well as the fine table fare ...

From Northern Florida to Maine, American ... shad days where I’m tying in consistently while a boat just 30 feet to my left or right can’t score a strike. Shad tend to follow underwater highways that ...

He explains, "I needed a fly that would imitate the threadfin shad ... about fly fishing and the lifestyle that surrounds it. His work has appeared in Catch Magazine, Fish Alaska, American Angler ...

The state record for the American shad is a 7-pound catch from the Santee River in 1985 by Sylvester Casselman. Typical setups for shad fishing start with ultralight rods and reels spooled with 4 ...

Anglers chase American shad in the Delaware River, Thursday, April 20, 2023, during day one of the Bi-State Shad Fishing Contest at Phillipsburg-Easton.Get Photo Anglers chase American shad in the ...

As time passes, Virginians are further and further removed from a time when American shad were culturally and economically relevant.

As the weather begins to warm up and spring blooms begin to blossom, the American shad have already ... Current Culture Fly Shop, shares a similar story. He also grew up fishing the James River ...