I knew I had to try my luck. American shad (there's also the less desirable hickory shad) are anadromous fish, born in freshwater and eventually migrating to saltwater.

The peak of the shad run generally doesn’t occur until late February to mid-March, but there are always fishermen who like to push the envelope. Tom Johnson and his fishing buddy Neil Harmon ...

To catch boatloads of big Tennessee River bass during a shad spawn, Major League Fishing Pro David Walker spends his mornings casting reaction baits and finesse rigs at freshwater mussel beds on ...

American shad are an anadromous fish; hence they spend most of their lives in saltwater but return and spawn in freshwater. Shad habitat extends along the Atlantic seaboard from Labrador to Florida.

UPDATED: July 6, 2023 at 8:10 PM EDT American shad — fish that migrate from oceans to rivers every spring to spawn — are making a comeback in New England’s longest coastal river without dams.

Matching the hatch also applies to bass fishing. As water temps cool in the fall, shad, herring, and other baitfish leave the deeper waters and make their way back into shallows.

Shad are 4- to 8-pound East Coast fish that spend much of their lives in the ocean, but return to freshwater streams and tributaries to spawn. Since 1909, they had been blocked from the Paulins ...

Last year over 237,000 shad passed through Holyoke’s fish elevator with another 21,000 making it on to Turners Falls. Totals from the Westfield are more modest but come to the Fish Ladder Open ...

Athens — GOOD. Water clear; 59-61 degrees; 0.37 feet above. Bass are slow, work jigs and c-rigs around brush out in 20-25 feet of water. Also, look for shad on deep points using flutter spoons ...