We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Shad is a fairly healthy fish that's low in mercury and high in omega-3 fatty acids and can be delicious if prepared the right way. We talked ...

Although shad reports have been slow thus far, that will change as the water temperature begins to rise. The peak is normally ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – 18 Sports’ Big Fish Summer rolls on with a special fishing trip. Presented by Valley Wholesale Bait & Tackle, we honor some truly unique catches, reeled in far from the Twin ...

From Northern Florida to Maine, American and hickory shad leave the ocean and pile into coastal rivers every spring to spawn. I’d argue that every East Coast angler should learn how to catch shad. In ...

As salmon and steelhead swim upstream, they’re now facing one more challenge in fish ladders. It’s a non-native fish competing for space: the American shad. At Lower Granite Dam on the Lower Snake ...

Several environmental groups are petitioning the federal government to add the Alabama shad to the U.S. Endangered Species List, saying the once-popular commercial fish has disappeared from 90% of its ...