Fishermen were out on the Delaware River Thursday for a fishing tournament. The bi-state Shad Fishing Contest in New Jersey and Pennsylvania got underway Thursday. Shad are born in fresh water but ...

When it comes to American shad in the Delaware River, there are only two things that are guaranteed: The fish are going to make their annual migratory spawning run up river each spring, and the ...

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 angling ...

From Northern Florida to Maine, American and hickory shad leave the ocean and pile into coastal rivers every spring to spawn. I’d argue that every East Coast angler should learn how to catch shad. In ...