Dammed, drugged & poisoned: 3 Susquehanna species struggle to survive
Smallmouth bass are suffering from lesions and intersex organs. Shad & eel are hampered by dams. The species may be very different, and the challenges …
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Shad recovery efforts not paying off
The prognosis is not good for the poor man’s tarpon. The American shad’s Atlantic population remains at a historic low, despite longstanding commercial fishing bans …
7.5 million non-native American shad in Columbia dwarfs salmon returns
American shad, a silvery bullet of a fish whose home waters are on the East Coast of the U.S., migrated into the Columbia River basin …
American shad return to NJ river after 173 years
The last time the fish known as American shad was seen in the Millstone River, James Polk was president and the Civil War had yet …
TBT: Fly Fishing Shad Yuba County 1965
Film documents trip to Yuba County from San Francisco in an “Astrocruiser” to fish for Shad. Fly fishing for shad in the Yuba River is …
Shad Surge In Delaware River Thanks To Pollution Controls, Dam Removal
Sometimes referred to as the “poor man’s tarpon, George Washingtons favorite fish is rebounding nicely in the Delaware River. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection …
American shad have returned to this N.J. river after 300-year hiatus
New Jersey was a British colony the last time the American shad swam in the Musconetcong River. The Musconetcong Watershed Association, in a collaborative effort …
Take Action: Protect the Potomac
The Nation’s River, aka the Potomac, is an overlooked fly fishing gem that is home to solid runs of stripers and shad and an exploding …
Meet the Fish That Made America Great
Of all the species that were absurdly abundant in American landscape—the bison, the passenger pigeon—the American shad are often forgotten. Consider the Shad. LINK (via: …