Shad Report?

[onemorecast]

Does anyone know if the shad are in the American river yet? Any reports?

[Jeff C.]

There are no shad on the A. yet. I heard that some are being caught at Verona so they should be here soon.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

They should be in the American River by May?

[Bob Laskodi]

Week after next our shad season starts! We got our first shad on 19 April last year, but that was a real early year and is not the norm.

[onemorecast]

Perfect. I can't wait. I need to dust off my boat and get it on the river.

[Jasonh]

We just heard at the shop yesterday that two guys on top of Watt Ave bridge saw a few schools of a 100+ fish working upstream just below the bridge. That many fish in one school are usually shad.