Its not hard to catch them. Just throw anything. I have been slaying them in November and December on the Charles. I have caught them on just about everything from spoons, drop shot, jigs, crankbaits, spy baits, jerkbaits, etc. They are really a dumb fish. The good thing is there are a lot of other things in the river looking to eat them now!
Cool, so they're there all year round? I thought they migrated up the Charles at certain times. Are there any around still now? And do you catch them all over the Charles, or do you look near a particular type of structure?
Nice pics by the way! Those are some good sized shad!
Nice pics by the way! Those are some good sized shad!
thats not a shad! i think your talking about an amercian shad!
the fish in the pictures are deffinatly not american shad!
amercian shad are the only shad you can get a pin for. the other shad we get are hickory shad! they are more saltwater fish.
but the fish in the pictures ive never seen before. they arent hickory shad or american shad
the fish in the pictures are deffinatly not american shad!
amercian shad are the only shad you can get a pin for. the other shad we get are hickory shad! they are more saltwater fish.
but the fish in the pictures ive never seen before. they arent hickory shad or american shad
Are you sure you can only get a pin for American Shad? It just says "shad" but doesn't specify.
I looked at some pictures and it doesn't look like an American shad. But it does look like a shad. Some other type perhaps?
Just looking at those makes me think "bass bait"! Live line one of those out during the spawn... oh yeah! Probably illegal though
I looked at some pictures and it doesn't look like an American shad. But it does look like a shad. Some other type perhaps?
Just looking at those makes me think "bass bait"! Live line one of those out during the spawn... oh yeah! Probably illegal though
Hi the fish on the picture is -Common Bream very slow growing fish where did you catch them?
Its not hard to catch them. Just throw anything. I have been slaying them in November and December on the Charles. I have caught them on just about everything from spoons, drop shot, jigs, crankbaits, spy baits, jerkbaits, etc. They are really a dumb fish. The good thing is there are a lot of other things in the river looking to eat them now!
Like other herrings, the American shad is primarily a plankton feeder, but will eat small shrimp and fish eggs. Occasionally they eat small fish, but these are only a minor item in their general diet.[1]Can anyone school me on catching shad in MA? I want to try to catch a pin fish shad this year. I'm close to the Charles and the Merrimack. Any help is appreciated.
The sexually mature fish enter coastal rivers in spring or early summer, usually when the river water has warmed to 50 to 55 °F (10 to 13 °C). Cooler water appears to interrupt the spawn. Consequently the shad run correspondingly later in the year passing from south to north along the coast, commencing in Georgia in January; in March in the waters tributary to Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds; in April in the Potomac; and in May and June in northern streams generally from Delaware to Canada.[1]
In large rivers, such as the Connecticut, American shad run far upstream. So I only catch them in Spring and the only lure I used is - Shad Darts ( Best) you can get them at Dicks .
I AM BAFFLED. They supposedly added shad a few years back a couple times without success to the Charles.
Only consistent shad I know of is the CT River.
It doesn't look like a white perch, but they may appear a little different in the winter months.
They are all over the Charles and viciously take the lures you're using...
Only consistent shad I know of is the CT River.
It doesn't look like a white perch, but they may appear a little different in the winter months.
They are all over the Charles and viciously take the lures you're using...