SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The Savannah River, Ohoopee River and Altamaha River will soon be open for commercial shad fishing. Fishermen can take to the water starting on Jan. 1, 2025, and will run ...

The beauty of the Storm Shad is that there is no wrong way to fish one. Rip it, jig it, crawl it, hop it, troll it; even if you do nothing but cast and reel steadily, it’ll get crushed.

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 ...

In Part One of this three part series you'll learn how to get on an epic shad-spawn bite on Tennessee River reservoirs. Bass pro David Walker explains how to find and catch bass on shallow ...

Delaware River shad mostly head for waters near Hancock, N.Y., a heroic swim against the current of more than 300 miles from the mouth of the river in Delaware Bay.

Over the past four decades, the American shad population in Virginia — specifically the James River — collapsed. Humans are largely to blame. Dams, pollution, commercial fishing bycatch, water ...

This American shad was netted April 19, 2016, on the Delaware River by Eric Fistler, organizer of the Bi-State Shad Fishing Contest, while fishing with friend Jack Adams. They caught 25 that day ...