temperature. Anglers use both spinning and fly fishing tackle to pursue shad. Spin fisherman use a shad dart or a flutter spoon. Typically, a downrigger...

The American shad (Alosa sapidissima) is a species of anadromous clupeid fish naturally distributed on the North American coast of the North Atlantic,...

It is subject to fishing, both historic and current, but it is often confused with or simply grouped together with American shad (A. sapidissima) in...

The Shad Foundation is an international non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1996 for the study, protection, and celebration of shads around...

commercial fishing is done during the winter shad run, and for shrimp in the lower reaches. The river is excellent for recreational fishing and boating...

including the Shad Toss (throwing real fish). The annual celebration includes: Hickory Shad fishing contest starting January 1 SHAD-O (Grifton's version...

meaning "hook") is a fishing technique that uses a fish hook attached to a fishing line to tether individual fish in the mouth. The fishing line is usually...

Kensington is now more commonly called "Fishtown," mainly because of the shad fishing that was one of the dominant businesses in Kensington in the 18th and...

State Building. Other former industry included grist mill operations, shad fishing, and silica mining. In the early 20th century, there was a bank and a...

romanized: iliś), also known as the ilishi, hilsa, hilsa herring or hilsa shad, is a species of fish related to the herring, in the family Clupeidae. It...

Hurricane Bonnie. Before Corncrake Inlet was closed, it was noted as a shad fishing location. "National Park Service: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts Recreation...

de Noël Rocking Gold in the Klondike Ruhlin in His Training Quarters Shad Fishing at Gloucester, N.J. Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King The Tramp's Dream...

Where the Annapolis River and the Nictaux River meet was a popular shad fishing spot for Mi'kmaq families before the arrival of the European settlers...

names include blue herring, golden shad, river shad, Tennessee tarpon, and McKinley shad. The skipjack shad is restricted to the Gulf of Mexico drainage...

Colonial hallmark and major local industry has only recently disappeared: shad fishing. The Undercliff section in the northern section of Edgewater was originally...

The Pontic shad (Alosa immaculata, previously Alosa pontica), also referred to as the Black Sea shad or Kerch shad, is a species of clupeid fish in the...

The blueback herring, blueback shad, or summer shad (Alosa aestivalis) is an anadromous species of herring from the east coast of North America, with a...

on June 29, 2011. "Philadelphia Museum of Art – Collections Object : Shad Fishing at Gloucester on the Delaware River". Philamuseum.org. Retrieved June...

Fishing bait is any luring substance used specifically to attract and catch fish, typically when angling with a hook and line. There are generally two...

the Potomac River in 1838 to fish for American shad, and rapidly became the most popular type of fishing gear in the bay region because they allowed the...

Longline fishing, or longlining, is a commercial fishing angling technique that uses a long main line with baited hooks attached at intervals via short...

Bass fishing is the recreational fishing activity, typically via rod-based angling, for various game fishes of North America known collectively as black...

Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) is an issue around the world. Fishing industry observers believe IUU occurs in most fisheries, and accounts...

and roll. In 1881, painter Thomas Eakins completed two versions of "Shad-Fishing at Gloucester on the Delaware River". A watercolor version is housed...

Boyd (1975). Shad Fishing. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-517-51900-3. Everything you ever want to know about Shad and shad fishing techniques...

Big-game fishing, also known as offshore sportfishing, offshore gamefishing or blue-water fishing, is a form of recreational fishing targeting large game...

Management of shad has called for more conservative regulations, and policies to help the species have lower fishing mortality. Shad serve a peculiar...

hooked. Jugs are usually baited with but not limited to shad, small fish, and nightcrawlers. Jug fishing is a source of controversy. Critics contend that jug...

standard of aquaculture recognized internationally. He also planted American Shad in California rivers near Sacramento. He is commonly referred to as the "Father...

marshy lands that typified the area in the 19th century, also enjoyed fishing. Among the fellow artists and residents he befriended were Hoboken founding...