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 ...

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 ...

It’s known for natural beauty, industry and trade, a variety of fish including a springtime run of American shad, history that helped create and grow the United States, and sourcing drinking water for ...

EASTON, Pa. - The Delaware River Shad Fishermen's Association is fundraising, after a tree fell on its building in Easton's Hugh Moore Park this past fall. "We still have a long ways to go," said ...

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.

Anglers have long used different environmental phenomena to mark the onset of their sporting seasons. For example, many fishermen maintain that when eastern North Carolina’s ubiquitous dogwoods begin ...

From Northern Florida to Maine, American and hickory shad leave the ocean and pile into coastal rivers every spring to spawn. I’d argue that every East Coast angler should learn how to catch shad. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anyone who has fished for American shad on the Delaware River for any length of time knows shad numbers are not what they once ...