i've been doing a decent amount of shad fishing this year in the Occoquan, and am starting to believe that these fish are either super irritable, or are sometimes feeding.
Everything I've ever read or heard about shad is that they are strictly in these rivers to spawn and that the bright flies we are pulling in front of them are eliciting a reactionary, angry strike. I believe this is certainly true, but I will admit that I am wavering slightly. Lately i have been letting my flies sit on the surface right next to the boat and quite often a shad will come out of the depths to take one. It seems they are moving 5-10 feet out of their way to take a fly that is just sitting. Maybe the brightness is catching the sin and they are curious, but it certainly looks like feeding. Any ideas from those much more knowledgeable?
-- Everything I've ever read or heard about shad is that they are strictly in these rivers to spawn and that the bright flies we are pulling in front of them are eliciting a reactionary, angry strike. I believe this is certainly true, but I will admit that I am wavering slightly. Lately i have been letting my flies sit on the surface right next to the boat and quite often a shad will come out of the depths to take one. It seems they are moving 5-10 feet out of their way to take a fly that is just sitting. Maybe the brightness is catching the sin and they are curious, but it certainly looks like feeding. Any ideas from those much more knowledgeable?
Gregg
On Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 9:47:42 AM UTC-4, Charlie Church wrote:
On Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 9:47:42 AM UTC-4, Charlie Church wrote:
I went out fishing dock lights the other night with a few buddies in Lynnhaven Inlet (Virginia Beach). If done right, it's a pretty easy way to get on a good amount of schoolies.
My first fish of the night ended up being a hickory shad. Apologies for the crappy photo. It ate a 4 inch purple / black streamer and definitely caught us off guard.
Shouldn't these be in freshwater right now? Lynnhaven is a saltwater inlet so I can't imagine them spawning in it compared to say the James/Nottoway/Potomac.I have caught them before in the light lines in the winter at the HRBT but this was definitely a first.
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