Fishermen were out on the Delaware River Thursday for a fishing tournament. The bi-state Shad Fishing Contest in New Jersey and Pennsylvania got underway Thursday. Shad are born in fresh water but ...

When it comes to American shad in the Delaware River, there are only two things that are guaranteed: The fish are going to make their annual migratory spawning run up river each spring, and the ...

Anyone who has fished for American shad on the Delaware River for any length of time knows shad numbers are not what they once were. In fact, populations of the anadromous fish are down in almost ...

EASTON, Pa. — We'll head to the Delaware River for the annual shad run. Rusty Held is an accomplished guide on the river and knows what it takes to put this fun fighting fish in the boat.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Lake Erie’s huge schools of walleye are gorging themselves on gizzard shad right now, including toothy females fattening up for the spring spawning season arriving in March and April ...