Depending on whom you speak to, the American shad that ascend the Delaware River every spring to spawn are either doing well, or they are a species of concern right now. Either way, the anadromous ...

SACRAMENTO – The American shad is one of the most popular and yet most mysterious fish that anglers pursue on California’s Central Valley rivers in the spring. Shad are known for the great fights that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anyone who has fished for American shad on the Delaware River for any length of time knows shad numbers are not what they once ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An American shad on a hook in the water From Northern Florida to the Canadian Maritimes, American shad flood coastal rivers every ...

The 2026 Bi-State Delaware River Shad Fishing Contest runs through Sunday at Easton-Phillipsburg, with a $20,000 grand prize for the heaviest shad and a boat giveaway valued at $28,800. The ...

Anglers chase American shad in the Delaware River, Thursday, April 20, 2023, during day one of the Bi-State Shad Fishing Contest at Phillipsburg-Easton.Get Photo Anglers chase American shad in the ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! American shad were a major food source for early European settlers and Native ...