Shad & Herring

[FshnLab]

Originally Posted by SLF300wby

How's the shad or herring James or the Rapp. and quanty being caught out there?

SLF:

I haven't been after them this year, may not have the opportunity to go at all. However, in years past, I used to fish for them heavy

The peak of shad season is tradionally (year after year after year) say between April 7th and (maybe) to April 18th.

Shad can be caught after April 18th, into early May, but they have usually spawned (no roe).

[LiLJohnFishNVA]

shad are almost done upstream went by the river yest. didnt have my pole but just watched the water and people fish. not to many were being caught..! was near city docks.

[backlash]

LilJ I don't think that the shad have made there run yet, what the boys at city dock were catching were the early birds. It will be another week or two before we get the major runs of shad followed closely by the striper.

Originally Posted by LiLJohnFishNVA

shad are almost done upstream went by the river yest. didnt have my pole but just watched the water and people fish. not to many were being caught..! was near city docks.

[Striper]

Yeah some numbers are starting to show up - wont be long till it all breaks loose - always right around turkey season - right when the redbud and dogwood start to pop.

[BarnieJekyl]

shad darts in blue, white and chartruce or any combo of these.....have fun...

[SLF300wby]

Your right there almost here. Last year in the Rapp. we had much better luck with spoons both gold and silver depends on the day.