These fish once fed George Washington’s troops. Now, American shad levels are ‘not sustainable’ in the Delaware River.

The once-abundant American shad, along with river herring, have plummeted to levels considered depleted, according to new ...
WHYY

In the Delaware River, climate change and invasive species threaten shad, ‘America’s founding fish’

The fish are a critical food source for larger fish like striped bass, as well as bears, raptors, cormorants and gulls.
Sports Illustrated

3 Best Fall Bass Fishing Lures for Shallow Water Success

With forward-facing sonar (FFS) dominating so much of the bass-talk the past few years, the arrival of fall can be a satisfying return to “old-school” chunkin’ and windin’ among the extreme shallows ...
Deadline.com

‘Spawn Of The Living Dead’ Marches Forward With Casper Van Dien, Michael Berryman, Bill Moseley, Kane Hodder & Trina Parks Attached

EXCLUSIVE: Spawn of the Living Dead, written by John A. Russo, co-creator of the seminal horror classic Night Of The Living Dead, is moving ahead with attached cast including Casper Van Dien ...
Santa Barbara Independent

California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Issues Fish Consumption Advisory for Cachuma Lake Black Bass

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — On August 7, 2025, the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health ...
Richmond

American shad: Once a James River staple, it could soon be an afterthought

Over the past four decades, the American shad population in Virginia — specifically the James River — collapsed. Humans are largely to blame. Dams, pollution, commercial fishing bycatch, water ...
Yardbarker

Shad Spawn 101: David Walker’s Best Baits for Catching Big Bass on Tennessee River Bars

Although throwing topwater baits is exciting, expecting those explosive blow-ups, reaction baits with better hook-up ratios will put more fish in your boat during Tennessee River reservoir shad-spawns ...
Yardbarker

Shad Spawn Bass Fishing 101: David Walker’s Strategy for Tennessee River Tournaments

Shad spawns can pay off big, but bass pros who win big money don’t go all in on them. To catch big bass all day during a shad spawn, you gotta know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em. In an ...
CSR Wire

After a Century, Eels and Shad Return to Their Historic Waters

Unlike most eel species, which live in saltwater their entire lives, the American eel spends most of its life in freshwater before returning to the Sargasso Sea to spawn. It’s probably their final ...
Rockdale Reporter

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE FISHING REPORT FOR AREA LAKES AND RESERVOIRS

Granger GOOD. Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 2.05 feet above pool. Black bass are slow. Crappie are good to 2 pounds on jigs fished over brush piles all over the lake. White bass a re fai r on ...
Killeen Daily Herald

BOB MAINDELLE: Fishing with live shad — simple and effective

If history is any teacher, we will have another three weeks until 2025’s shad spawn on our local reservoirs comes to an end, and with it one of the two best windows of fishing opportunity of the year.