The 14th annual Bi-State Shad Fishing Contest opened Thursday on the Delaware River and runs through Sunday. This year’s contest drew 1,157 registrants, up about 50 from last year, organizer ...

That’s when Storm unveiled its new swimbait, the WildEye Swim Shad. I still remember buying my first pack of Shads…and I still remember the thump of the striper that whacked one of the baits ...

The contest coincides with the shads’ springtime spawning run up the undammed Delaware. As for the early 2025 shad angling reports, things really started to pick up in the last week or so, and ...

In an early May Bass Pro Tour tournament on the Tennessee River, Major League Fishing pro David Walker explained the importance of playing your cards right when a shad-spawn bite goes bust ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.— NOAA Fisheries announced today that the Alabama shad may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. Alabama shad have been completely wiped out from 60 of the 75 Southeast ...

It’s not easy to win the Bi-State Shad Fishing Contest as evidenced by the fact that the tournament started in 2011 has never had a repeat winner. However, that doesn’t stop American shad ...