For most of American history, early spring meant a feast of shad. That tradition has faded, but young chefs are trying to slip the ritual back onto plates. The earliest Americans from from Florida to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: David Deen is river steward for the Connecticut River Watershed Council. Many areas in this country have iconic species that add to the sense of place for the people who live there. The ...

WASHINGTON – Dozens of springtime festivals are devoted to this type of fish that is so endangered, it’s now off limits to fishermen. But in the Potomac River, the American shad is making a comeback.

Anglers fishing for American shad on the Delaware and other Mid-Atlantic region rivers have encountered a “sticky” situation this spring as some of the fish they’re catching are filled with ...

Catching American shad on the flooded waters of the Delaware River is a daunting task. Boat ramps are under water, debris is floating everywhere and water currents are extremely dangerous. However, a ...

The silvery fish leaped out of the clear water and surged on one last run. It was Memorial Day 1969 and the first time that I had ever fished for or hooked a shad. I was using a light spinning rod ...

Many areas in this country have iconic species that add to the sense of place for the people who live there. The Texas Gulf Coast is busy working to restore the iconic Kemp’s ridley sea turtle. Here ...