The American shad run has begun in the Columbia River. Although not native to the west coast of North America, this is the largest shad run in the world, with an average of three to six million fish r ...

The shad run is now in full swing in the tidal Potomac River and other coastal tributaries in Maryland and Virginia. The spring spawning run begins in mid-March when water temperatures reach the ...

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 ...

The American shad “season” on the Susquehanna River ended June 3 at Conowingo Dam. And this year’s results hit a new low. The season is the period during which an elevator at Conowingo lifts shad up ...

One of the most anticipated events of the post-Christmas season is the arrival of shad migrating up Lowcountry rivers to spawn. The peak of the shad run generally doesn’t occur until late February to ...

It's certainly not on par with, or even close to, the frenzied fun of the 1990s, but this year's Delaware River shad run is stacking up to be relatively decent. "From the catches along the river so ...

The shad lifts on the Susquehanna River quit running for the 2010 season on June 13. How was the run this year? That's kind of a "is-the-glass-half-empty-or-half-full?" question. On the ...

For a number of years, my friend George and I have had a friendly but spirited debate about shad. Fishing report: Last week's rainy cold spell did little for the inshore fishing in the saltwater, but ...