SHAD FISHING ?

[MARINE DIVISION TWO]

Looking to catch something bigger than panfish,Biggest fresh water fish I caught was a Northern Pike in Lake Wally 31 inches ! So would like more info pros and cons of fishing for Shad,I understand there will be a tounament in Easton soon for 3 days ! How to cook or better smoke Shad ?

[Fishbone333]

Ive gone twice now down yo the easton shad tourney. I still have only seen shad in pictures. Lol

[frankski]

Fishing for shad is anchoring in a channel with little jigs trailing behind the boat waiting for a shad to swim upstream and attack it.

You could sit for hours and nada. Or you could have a flurry of activity. They are strong fighters, so shad fishermen are willing to sit in a boat looking like someone waiting for a late SEPTA bus to show up. Patient and hopeful.

Best way to cook shad is to put it on a cedar plank with seasoning over hot coals until crispy. Throw away the shad and eat the plank.

[MARINE DIVISION TWO]

Fishing for shad is anchoring in a channel with little jigs trailing behind the boat waiting for a shad to swim upstream and attack it.

You could sit for hours and nada. Or you could have a flurry of activity. They are strong fighters, so shad fishermen are willing to sit in a boat looking like someone waiting for a late SEPTA bus to show up. Patient and hopeful.

Best way to cook shad is to put it on a cedar plank with seasoning over hot coals until crispy. Throw away the shad and eat the plank.

LMAO ! I will stick with fishing for Striper,Grouper,Mahi Mahi and Black Tip Shark !

[streaker69]

LMAO ! I will stick with fishing for Striper,Grouper,Mahi Mahi and Black Tip Shark !

You ain't gonna catch any of them in a lake in PA either.

[frankski]

Have you tried smallmouth fishing in the Delaware? The Big D fishery has been coming back in the last couple of years.

If you are willing to take a short drive up to Wyoming County, the fishing in the North Branch of the Susky is outstanding. Any given day, you might catch smallies, walleyes, pike, and an occasioanal musky.

[MARINE DIVISION TWO]

Have you tried smallmouth fishing in the Delaware? The Big D fishery has been coming back in the last couple of years.

If you are willing to take a short drive up to Wyoming County, the fishing in the North Branch of the Susky is outstanding. Any given day, you might catch smallies, walleyes, pike, and an occasioanal musky.

I dont know,my mouth is kinda big !

[JenniferG]

A big deal with my Grandmother G and her generation was Shad Roe.

https://www.cookstr.com/Fish-Recipes/Shad-Roe

[frankski]

A big deal with my Grandmother G and her generation was Shad Roe.

https://www.cookstr.com/Fish-Recipes/Shad-Roe

I had shad roe once. The whole roe sack sautéed like calves liver. It was pretty good as I recall.

All of the shad I ever caught were caught by accident while jigging for herring to use as striper bait. Caught and released.

[dkf]

The hickory and american shad will be running very soon in the lower Susq. I usually go off of port deposit. The caveat is you can't keep any of them and you have to enter occupied Maryland. I never had any desire to eat shad. Its basically a big stinky oilly minnow. My grandmother likes the roe and my grandparents parents and relatives used to eat them way back. Just never appealed to me, I'd rather catch and release.