Jeff's 2013 AR Shad Update

[Jeff C.]

Well, this shad season has started out early and with a bang! Wasn't going to fish because of the strong North wind, but after the wind died down this afternoon, I went home, got my gear and headed down to the lower river. Shared a spot with Fishsniffer and we had a fun evening. He got 6 and I got 18. Again, they don't seem to be holding and we were just picking them off as they were moving up. Type 8 tip and size 10 Beady Maria!

[Jeff C.]

14 this evening. Type 8, Bloody Maria and Beady Maria. Getting crowded. One other guy and me last night. Tonight 7 gear guys (Guppy was one of them) and me. Tomorrow night 15 guys and me? It's too bad that with the low flows there are limited spots in the lower river that is prime water. I praying that the flow goes up so they move upstream faster.

[Jeff C.]

FYI, a guy was robbed between Glenn Hall Park and the river this evening. Watch you back when fishing the lower river. Lots of strange people hanging out down there!

[Jed Peters]

FYI, a guy was robbed between Glenn Hall Park and the river this evening. Watch you back when fishing the lower river. Lots of strange people hanging out down there!

Sad, sad, sad. I have had friends themselves get run off the bike trail on the other side of the river around there, beaten badly and bikes/personal effects stolen. Never heard of it on that side of the river, myself.

Stay safe out there people.

[Mark Kranhold]

Getting crowded. One other guy and me last night. Tonight 7 gear guys (Guppy was one of them) and me. Tomorrow night 15 guys and me?

Jeff, thank the Internet for that! Word travels....

[Jeff C.]

Mark, I glad that we're talking about shad here and not steelhead (there you probably be a lynch mob looking for me). You're right about lurkers searching the various web fishing sites for intel. I'm guilty of doing that myself. I'm sensitive to spot burning so I will only mention general areas of the river (i.e., lower, middle, upper). Right now it's the lower AR. Flows are low so you have to search for prime water to fish.

[OceanSunfish]

Sad, sad, sad. I have had friends themselves get run off the bike trail on the other side of the river around there, beaten badly and bikes/personal effects stolen. Never heard of it on that side of the river, myself.

Stay safe out there people.

Very sad. I regarded that access area as one of the safest to park and walk, etc. I used to think that these events were isolated instances and rare..... now it seems like there is no fear by these idiots. At one point, we needed shuttle service on the rivers.... will we need armed escorts someday?! Joe S. packing heat!?

NO more soft jails, 3 meals a day, MRIs, CAT Scans, etc...... bring back the rock piles, chain gangs and bread and water......

[wishnbfishn]

A CCW permit is the way to go. That's what I do, and unfortunately, it saved my bacon along the American recently. Muggers back down from a 9mm staring at them.

Wishn

[Scott V]

A CCW permit is the way to go. That's what I do, and unfortunately, it saved my bacon along the American recently. Muggers back down from a 9mm staring at them.

Wishn

Never leave home without it!!

[Jeff C.]

12 this evening. A guy fishing this evening gave me the details about the robbery last night. A guy was fishing at the small beach above Paradise and 8 guys mobbed him in the water. He gave them everything he had.