The first basic rule of fishing is: fish where the fish are. So, if you knew that there were over a million fish swimming in a nearby river right this very moment, wouldn’t you go fishing to try to ...

Once celebrated as a Revolutionary War savior, shad has become a rarity. That doesn’t stop its fans from seeking it out. Steve Meserve, a fourth-generation shad fisherman, gave a fishing demonstration ...

The American shad run has begun in the Columbia River. Although not native to the west coast of North America, this is the largest shad run in the world, with an average of three to six million fish r ...

It’s the subtleties that can make the difference between catching no shad and potentially one worth about $20,000 this week in the Easton-Phillipsburg area. The 14th annual Bi-State Shad Fishing ...

Tom Clifford fishes for shad under Chain Bridge, on the District side of the Potomac. He's holding a lure called a Nungesser, above which is a shad dart. (John Kelly/The Washington Post) Perspective ...