Shad, both hickory and American, are known as the fish that fed America. Colonists and native Americans depended on the spring shad runs to provide much-needed protein. Hickory shad are a great ...

The American shad, Alosa prmstabilis of naturalists ... so as to enable them to readily penetrate into the river bed. They are made of hickory or white oak, and when of large size do not cost ...

Over 1,000 anglers expected to compete April 24-27, with participants traveling from as far as Connecticut and North Carolina ...

From Northern Florida to the Canadian Maritimes, American shad flood coastal rivers every spring. Their annual spawning run from far out in the Atlantic is historically significant: it provided a ...