Over the past four decades, the American shad population in Virginia — specifically the James River — collapsed. Humans are largely to blame. Dams, pollution, commercial fishing bycatch, water ...

Anglers and experts disagree on how a “nature-like fishway” will effect the lower Yuba River, with world-class trout and threatened salmon at stake.

Learn how MLF pro David Walker capitalizes on the shad spawn during Bass Pro Tour tournaments. Discover his go-to baits, secondary patterns, and how to catch bass all day on Tennessee River lakes.

Unlike eel, shad are picky about their migration routes. “The eel ladder is simple and runs on its own, so you don’t need a person on-site to operate it,” Abney said. “American shad, however, required ...

Delaware River shad mostly head for waters near Hancock, N.Y., a heroic swim against the current of more than 300 miles from the mouth of the river in Delaware Bay.

It’s the subtleties that can make the difference between catching no shad and potentially one worth about $20,000 this week in the Easton-Phillipsburg area. The 14th annual Bi-State Shad Fishing ...

A Fly Born From Observation and Time on the Water. According to Dagur, "The main forage in the bass lakes around me is shad, mostly threadfin shad, which are around 0.5 inches to 3 inches in size ...

Now, American shad are causing the most trouble for fish ladders in the region, she said. “They kind of chill out. They don’t necessarily go all the way out of our ladder and then they spawn.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Stormtracker8 Meteorologist Matt DiNardo was joined by Captain Simón Valencia of Current Culture Fly Shop on Wednesday to discuss fly fishing for shad and striped bass.

According to the Holyoke Gas & Electric Robert E. Barrett Fishway, more than 3,000 shad went through the Holyoke Fish Lift recorded between April 22nd and April 29th. Over the past 10 years, 5.5 ...

In contrast, the fall midwater trawl abundance indices for striped bass, Delta smelt, longfin smelt, splittail and threadfin shad between 1967 and 2020 declined by 99.7%, 100%, 99.96%, 100%, and ...