Shad are classified as a Food Fish in Washington. Learn more about shad fishing below or in this June 2025 WDFW blog post. American shad have a colorful history. Long before being imported to the Pacific side of the country, they were getting a name for themselves. As far back as the Revolutionary War they helped the cause of the future United States. After suffering through a tough winter ...

Anglers chase American shad in the Delaware River, Thursday, , during day one of the Bi-State Shad Fishing Contest at Phillipsburg-Easton.Get Photo Anglers chase American shad in the ...

Sports Illustrated: Shad Spawn Bass Fishing 101: David Walker’s Strategy for Tennessee River Tournaments

In an early May Bass Pro Tour tournament on the Tennessee River, Major League Fishing pro David Walker explained the importance of playing your cards right when a shad-spawn bite goes bust, switching ...

Shad Spawn Bass Fishing 101: David Walker’s Strategy for Tennessee River Tournaments

The most popular shad fishing areas are along the Columbia River shoreline below Bonneville Dam and Beacon Rock, although you can find shad congregating farther downstream in the Camas Slough,...

The American shad (Alosa sapidissima) is a species of anadromous clupeid fish naturally distributed on the North American coast of the North Atlantic, from Newfoundland to Florida, [2] and as an introduced species on the North Pacific coast. The American shad is not closely related to the other North American shads. Rather, it seems to form a lineage that diverged from a common ancestor of the ...