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The American shad  is a species of anadromous fish distributed from southern Labrador to northern Florida. American shad are in family Clupeidae of order Clupeiformes. They are not closely related to the other North American shads. Rather,

The summer flounder season opens Saturday with an 18-inch minimum length and eight-fluke bag limit through Sept. 25. Early season fluking is usually best in South Jersey but northern waters have warmed enough to provide some action at such hot spots

Some Catches Kris Honkala from Newburyport caught these two first this am along the oceanfront at high tide. Right at the top of the tide. He caught these two 30″ & 31″ fish using a Sluggo. Mike Hoosiers First Keeper of the Season. I

I had my second broiled White Shad of the season today. Great eating and highly recommended for those of you that like a fish that tasted like a fish and arent afraid of a few bones. Well actually a bone in every bite. But worth it. This glorious fis

American shad are moving up the Delaware River in vast quantities in order to spawn and waiting anglers are enjoying steady action with those game fish that don't feed in the river but instinctively strike small lures in their path. Dave Perruso

Wow I’ve been really remiss on getting our customer photos up. My apologies but now that it’s been raining for 5 days I’ve had a chance and here they are! Most of these are C and R. -Stickman. Steve Jean writes “Typical size A

On Saturday April 13 2013 starting at 9:00 AM there will be a riverside clean-up at Ferry Park in West Newbury; this area is known locally as the shad fishing spot “Rocks Village.” This picturesque bend on the Merrimack River collects plast

Hello Gang This is the message from the Plum Island Surfcasters Julio Silva about this weekend’s event. It’s great fun and is pretty much the official kick-off of the season for the river. -Stickman Hello Friend I hope you are well and th

Saturday Fishing Fleas Northeast Charterboat Captain’s Association (NCCA) Fishing and Boating Flea Market at Firefighter’s Hall (04-Apr-2015 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM) Here’s your opportunity to browse among a hall full of tables loa

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Every year nature serves up a Christmas gift for central Florida anglers in the form of anadromous ocean fish that migrate up the St Johns River to spawn. Fishing for American shad and their smaller cousin the hickory shad is unlike any other fisher

With it being the end of December and peak holiday season everyone should take a moment to reflect on what's important this time of year... Things like family friends health and perhaps most obviously the annual American Shad spawn on the St Joh

The Run Has Begun Eric Roach our resident expert on Alosa sapidissima (American Shad) has reported The first American shad of 2023 was caught in the Merrimack River on April 12th by Nick Belanger of Lawrence. The most popular way to catch the sh

The Run Has Begun Eric Roach our resident expert on Alosa sapidissima (American Shad) has reported The first American shad of 2024 was caught in the Merrimack River on April 12th by Matt Davidson of Methuen. The most popular way to catch the shad tha