In most places, shad are considered nothing more than bait. However along the Eastern Seaboard they are a cultural phenomenon. Here's how to catch shad.

The introduction of spinning tackle to this country after World War II helped popularize shad fishing because, for the first time, the small lures so effective for the fish could be handled by the ...

Fishing for hickory and white —or American — shad has been a rite of spring for centuries in the mid-Atlantic. In our area, the locus of shad fishing is the Susquehanna River complex, w… ...

It looks like we’ve had us a good old fashioned power fishing tournament at the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Event of Lake Tenkiller. High water levels put the bass up in the flooded brush and mostly ...

Fishing for hickory and white (American) shad has been a rite of spring for centuries in mid-Atlantic country. In our area the locus of shad fishing is the Susquehanna River complex, which includes… ...

Shad sit on ice in a Washington market in 1942. For decades, anglers used snag hooks to pull in the fish during the annual shad run up the Potomac River. (Library of Congress) ...

A collection of shad dart lures are on display at the weigh-in station, April 24, 2025, during the Bi-State Shad Fishing Contest on the Delaware River at Easton-Phillipsburg.© Tim Wynkoop/The ...

Tulsa Fishing Lure Manufacturer Expands To Keep Up With Demand Some of the most popular fishing lures in the nation are made in Tulsa. Monday, June 24th 2019, 7:45 am ...