I've never forgotten my first shad fishing adventure, even though it took place nearly 40 years ago. I remember that I had no clue what I was doing and I didn't come close to catching a fish. But as a ...

Ever since I was a little kid who used to ride his bike to Liberty Reservoir, one of the most effective lures in my scant arsenal of baits was the shad dart. For those of you who don’t know, the shad ...

For generations, the white bucktail jig has been hailed as the most versatile lure ever. So effective is its ability to catch any fish anywhere, bucktails were once stocked in military-issue survival ...

Water levels are one of the most important factors in shad fishing. They can change from day to day and season to season and are one thing that people have no control over. So here are some things you ...

If there is a fish in this world that has it figured out it is the American shad. Given every obstacle in its way, the shad not only is surviving, it is thriving. When the runs of steelhead and salmon ...

This spring, I wanted to learn how to shad fish from one of the best. So, I picked up the telephone and dialed George Magaro’s number. Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring. “Hi. You’ve reached Shad Pappy. Leave a ...

Ronnie Gotzon doesn’t fish, but he is one of the hottest lure salesmen at the Forks of the Delaware Shad Tournament. The proprietor of Gotzon Getzit Lures and Tackle in Northampton, Gotzon and his ...

I’m sure you’ve had days when you wished you’d stayed in bed instead of going to work. The thought crossed my mind a few days ago when my friend Smokey Davis, who is the ranger at Occoquan Reservoir’s ...