Guest Report post Posted February 25, 2005 I just found out that Mark has another article over on globalflyfisher's website and he has once again wrote a very informative piece. I thought you guys might be interested in reading it for yourself http://www.globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/shad/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean Juan 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2005 Great article - have started to see a more regular run of shad in a few places on the North side of the Cape...great fun and great way to get a newbie into fly fishing for mirco-tarpon. Still feels weird fishing for something I have flies designed to imitate... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dble Haul 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2005 SJ- For what it's worth, I've been hearing and reading that the range of these fish are slowly expanding northward. Unfortunately, I believe that this may be due to the decline in menhaden populations and the shad filling their niche as briefly described in the article. I have to agree with you about the newbie aspect....in freshwater it's bluegills, and in saltwater it's hickory shad. Great way to get someone into some action almost right away. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jigerjim 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2005 Back in the mid 60's we fished for them in the lower Susquehanna below the Conowingo dam and some feeder creek's like the Deer creek and the Octoraro creek. Man they were fun, today there is no season for them allmost unheard of anymore. Some day's we got as many as 100 to 150 fish a day all catch and release even back then. The fly we used was a quillbe on a level sinking line 5wt. rod. He mentioned rainy day's, the best day I ever had was after a heavey rain the water turned brown, we really hammered them that day. Wouldent it be nice if we could back up a few year's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gnatman 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2005 Man they were fun, today there is no season for them allmost unheard of anymore. jigerjim, You must not have been down lately. The hicks are back just like they were in the 60's, and I have had 100+ fish days there every year for the last 8-10 years. The much larger American (white) shad are back in great numbers as well, but you need full sinking lines to get down to them, and a boat is really helpful due to the high springtime flows which preclude wading out far enough to make a backcast. Deer Creek is heavily fished by the flyrod brigade, and arriving early is a MUST to get a good spot. If interested in giving it a shot, shoot me a PM and maybe we can hook up next spring. Tight lines 'n screamin' reels, Gnatman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
