Ever since I was a little kid who used to ride his bike to Liberty Reservoir, one of the most effective lures in my scant arsenal of baits was the shad dart. For those of you who don’t know, the shad ...

In April, the shad runs peak. On the Cape Fear River anglers launch boats at Lock and Dam No. 1. Heading downstream, they anchor and cast tiny darts and jigs for American shad. A female, or “roe,” ...

The fish-counters at Bonneville Dam have had their hands full the past couple weeks. Just since the first of June over two million shad have scurried up through the fish ladders on their way to where ...