The temptation for a lot of American shad anglers putting in at Easton or Phillipsburg is to stay around the Delaware River's confluence with the Lehigh River. Or they go upstream, so if their boat ...

Black and purple were the flutter spoon choice of colors Tuesday as I fished for shad on the Delaware River with Grant Scott of Hobo Charters. Storm clouds darkened the sky. “Dark days, dark colors.

I had to be tall enough to wear hip boots. That was the rule, and from the time I was 4 until my 8-year-old legs met the criteria, that rule really pissed me off. I’d sit on the basement steps while ...

The ninth annual Bi-State Shad Fishing Contest was the biggest one yet, once you discount the size of the winning fish. A total of 1,072 people entered this year’s tournament on the Delaware River, ...

Shoreline anglers have to do some long-distance casting to get at migrating shad. That makes the use of certain types of equipment, lighter lines and better casting skills a must. One of the main ...