Fads come and go, but Columbia River shad fishing is here to stay and in a very big way. “Shad counts are starting to hit a thousand per day, and a check (Wednesday) had 10 (anglers) with 51 shad kept ...

For most Southern Maryland fishermen, a rite of passage each spring is catching yellow perch. Whether at Allen’s Fresh, Mason Springs or Waysons Corner, for many locals, the perch run means that ...

According to legend and lore, it’s the fish that may have made America possible. As the tale goes, Gen. George Washington’s ragtag Continental Army was on the brink of starvation at its encampment ...

For most Southern Maryland fishermen, a rite of passage each spring is catching yellow perch. Whether at Allen’s Fresh, Mason Springs or Waysons Corner, for many locals, the perch run means that ...

Shad fishing is a family tradition Fred Lewis continued to embrace long after his counterparts left the springtime trade. Lewis worked at a paper mill while fishing to keep the profitless Lewis Shad ...

In San Francisco Bay, this video showcases the technique of catching shad and includes a delicious cooking recipe. It also demonstrates a filleting technique that is applicable to any small fish. #Fis ...

When Delaware River guide Ken Koury called Sunday, April 24, to postpone a shad trip on the Delaware River at Easton, his concern was that the next day would be as bad as that day was. No one was ...

There is no recreational fishery in Florida like the American shad. With its smaller cousins the blueback herring and hickory shad, these greenish-backed, silver sportsters are the Sunshine State’s ...

The number of shad migrating up the Susquehanna River in Maryland has fallen by almost half over the past year, part of a worrisome decline up and down the East Coast, scientists say. The drop means ...

Maryland officials say they have no plans to reconsider a statewide ban on catching shad, despite a recent decision in Virginia that eases restrictions on the once-abundant but now-scarce species.