American Shad
Description
Size
Habitat
Fishing Tips
- Distinctive spots along shoulder
- Upper and lower jaw the same length
- Maryland State caught on Wicomico River
Size
- Can reach up to thirty inches
Habitat
- Spend most of their life at sea
- Enter freshwater only to spawn in the spring
- Adults spawn in the same river they were spawned
Fishing Tips
- Only a catch and release fishery remains open. The commercial fishery has been closed since 1980.
- American Shad bait includes minnows and small lures