I know everyone is chomping at the bit for the shad to show up. I haven’t gone out to do some scouting but I predict they will be in the American by mid-April. I caught my first shad on 4/13 last year and I think they will start showing up around the same time. My fly boxes are full of my favorite flies and I’m tweaking a fly that I named the VSPT (Victoria Secret Pheasant Tail) that worked for me last year. If it works again this year (a lot of shad patterns I’ve experimented with are one-hit wonders and only work for a season) you might be seeing this fly in your local fly shop. Stay tuned for further updates!