shad fishing

[gillripper]

Anyone been out shad fishing? The shad hotline hasn't had any reports.  I have not gone this year yet.

[MRMCR]

Years ago me and the Mrs. wound up at the Lambertville Shad Festival.........my Mrs bought me a shad burger ( lucky I didnt divorce her for that )........anyway I wont do the  old shad joke........

[MPSR]

They are running.. Waters been high and temps are cold.. went last night below Dingmans bridge and caught one and lost 2. Yellow and red 1/4 oz darts reeled in slow enough to skim the bottom.. Saturday should be game on.

[gillripper]

13 minutes ago, MRMCR said:

Years ago me and the Mrs. wound up at the Lambertville Shad Festival.........my Mrs bought me a shad burger ( lucky I didnt divorce her for that )........anyway I wont do the  old shad joke........

Emmmmm shad burger.  I tried shad once-it tasted like mud to me.

[OMC]

15 minutes ago, MPSR said:

They are running.. Waters been high and temps are cold.. went last night below Dingmans bridge and caught one and lost 2. Yellow and red 1/4 oz darts reeled in slow enough to skim the bottom.. Saturday should be game on.

You will need a big boat and a bigger anchor by Saturday! River will be dangerously high and Unfishable. 

[Farmshine]

I’m all for taking chances, but being on the river on Saturday looks awfully dangerous.


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[hammer4reel]

River predictions for this weekend are about the worst I have seen .

another blowout 

[_X7]

The river is going up as it is getting warmer. The shad are finally biting by all reports. The river is pretty much a wash right now. A lot of fish were being caught at the confluence of the Delaware and Lehigh. rivers. The Lehigh is a bit warmer and there is usually a good number of Lehigh born fish looking to find the fish ladder.

Don't be foolish in these river conditions.

[OMC]

Yep let it come down and it will be go time ! 

[JHbowhunter]

1 hour ago, MPSR said:

They are running.. Waters been high and temps are cold.. went last night below Dingmans bridge and caught one and lost 2. Yellow and red 1/4 oz darts reeled in slow enough to skim the bottom.. Saturday should be game on.

Have you checked the river forecast? It will be at least 7 feet higher than it was when you posted by Saturday...   We are heading for flood stage...

I got some last night too... (hence my shad roe post), but it's been a brutal April... Actually got my first March shad ever in middle of March  (because March was April and now April became March and if you look out the window - April is going OUT like a lion and came in like a lamb). 

[JHbowhunter]

good looking spoons...

[Kype]

1 hour ago, NJ219bands said:

Caught and released two to 20” in the tidal Delaware this week. I have flutter spoons for sale for a dollar each.

nice tackle box

[OMC]

There she goes and it will only go a lot higher as this water pushes down. This was the Montague Gage 

[Buck154]

Yeah the shad are there its just the water conditions are killing us and the closed ramp. I have been out in my boat and caught 15-20 each time out. Kayak a couple times and caught 3-5 each time.

[308federal]

"The river is angry my friend!" Unfortunately can not combine beautiful weather and conditions with optimum river conditions. It will take a bit before the river calms down. Running real high and very muddy right now. Probably spend the weekend washing and waxing the truck. You guys go out good luck and stay safe. Hoping the latter part of the week will be good.