4/17 shad

[JHbowhunter]

Finally a beat down (on me). Scouted out a new high water spot with a steep bank into the river as I literally slid into it on my back. After that recovery and some wet arms - went 10 of 12 between 3:30 and 5. Good fishing. Not great but much needed. Then between 5 and 6:30 it was literally a fish every cast. Insane fishing. All on double dart green chartreuse with 1/4 and 1/20 ounce trailer. I forgot my warm socks and had just patched my neoprene waders  so wore my thin ones - got out of there by 7pm while I could still feel my legs (barely) and with frozen feet. I landed two doubles - they did me a favor they fight each other and not me. They come in much faster! The night really slowed after 6:30 anyway. Even mix of buck / roe perhaps slightly more roe but none would make it to even 4#. I have no idea what my totals were - not that it matters. I was in in a stretch of river between Shawnee and Smithfield 

Edited April 18 by JHbowhunter

[JD48]

Nice going

[SPEARFISH]

Excellent!  I gave it a shot with 154 the other night and got zippo.  

[TroutandBucks]

Way to get it done!!

[Buck154]

Nice Jack. The south end is not fishing that good now

[hammer4reel]

Nice work , great when it all comes together .

300 trucks parked along the road now with the spot burn lol

[Live to Hunt]

Leave it to Jacko has to brag 😬

[rgw]

That is the body of fish we had two weeks ago, still fish down here but smaller pods, will see what happens the next few days 

[hostak126]

how far up the Delaware have the shad come so far?

I've never gone shad fishing before and I'm looking to give it a shot

 

[hammer4reel]

15 minutes ago, hostak126 said:

how far up the Delaware have the shad come so far?

I've never gone shad fishing before and I'm looking to give it a shot

 

They are all the way up into NY waters 

[hostak126]

16 minutes ago, hammer4reel said:

They are all the way up into NY waters 

Thanks for the info. When are they typically just north of the water gap? I'd be fishing somewhere between Dingmans bridge and the water gap

[hammer4reel]

13 minutes ago, hostak126 said:

Thanks for the info. When are they typically just north of the water gap? I'd be fishing somewhere between Dingmans bridge and the water gap

They are there now . Fish in river from lambertville up through Ny .

[hunterbob1]

Congratulations JH

              Eating any roe? 😋

[FDhunt1213]

Zone 5? 

[Northjerseyoutdoorsman]

Nice!