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 ...

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 ...

For Steve Meserve of the Lewis Fishery, the preferred method of setting the seine is by rowing, because he has found that a motor affects the shad hauls. (Andrew S. Lewis/NJ Spotlight) This story ...

It’s back for the ninth straight year. You could win up to $20,000 for participating -- even more depending on how many people enter. The Bi-State Shad Fishing Contest challenges anglers of all ages ...

Fishermen were out on the Delaware River Thursday for a fishing tournament. The bi-state Shad Fishing Contest in New Jersey and Pennsylvania got underway Thursday. Shad are born in fresh water but ...

Each spring after the snow has melted and the days grow warmer and longer, the Delaware River comes alive when the American Shad make their annual visit to spawn in its clean, clear waters. American ...

With the arrival of spring, shad return to the Delaware River. There was a time when literally tons of the oceangoing fish would come up the river to spawn in March and April, but shad are rare these ...

The warmer weather in recent weeks undoubtedly has outdoors enthusiasts thinking of spring, which means fans of the hard-fighting American shad know their favorite season is almost right around the ...

Commercial shad fisherman Steve Meserve had his best night of the season so far on the Delaware River Wednesday when his nets hauled in three dozen shad fishing the river in Lambertville. The fish are ...

People fish in the water during the last day of the 2021 Bi-State Shad Fishing Contest held along the Delaware. Over 1100 people entered the contest. John Hyman, of Williams Township, holds up a shad ...

American shad are running in the Delaware River, says Eric Fistler, organizer of what would have been the 10th annual Bi-State Shad Fishing Contest this month at Phillipsburg. He hauled in 25 on ...