A true sign of spring in Chesapeake Country, the American and hickory shad run is off to a great start throughout much of these anadromous fishes spawning range. Usually, hickories show up in the ...

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

American shad like these two are the reward for anglers ... Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers as more fish in the 8 to 15 lb. range appear in the catches. “The stripers have been really biting ...

The shad, on the other hand, don’t visit like they used to. American shad are native from northern Florida through Nova Scotia. Any river that meets the ocean within that range has—or had—an annual ...

The prize was an American shad -- probably the most important fish you've never seen. The shad, which migrates from the sea to freshwater rivers in the spring to spawn, once fed hungry Indians and ...

Duke Energy constructs shad passage and eel ladder to reintroduce migratory species to waterways they once called home ...

Tom is a native Washingtonian. So is the shad. Every spring, American shad and hickory shad leave the ocean to return to their places of birth, swimming up Atlantic tributaries from Newfoundland t ...

It’s a non-native fish competing for space: the American shad. At Lower Granite Dam on the Lower Snake River in southeastern Washington, American shad hang out in the fish ladder. A few years ...

It’s well documented that the American shad that ascend the Delaware River each spring to spawn are a species of concern. The population is down significantly from where it was just a few ...

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 ...

They’re vying for the top cash prize estimated at $20,000 that’s part of the top-10 payout, in addition to three daily prizes for the heaviest American shad. The grand prize has held steady in ...