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 ...

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.

Research from North Carolina State University finds that dam removal improves spawning grounds for American shad and seems likely to improve survival rates for adult fish, juveniles and eggs – but for ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Dam removal improves spawning grounds for American shad and seems likely to improve survival rates for adult fish, juveniles and eggs -- but for different reasons. The researchers focused on a small ...