Shad run in FULL effect!

[JerryC]

Received this email from the Lewis report yesterday... enjoy!

Windy night tonight. It was coming up from the south so the water was choppy. Made it a challenge to row the boat out. River was at 2.13' and 56F. Nice enough looking haul but still cool and mostly overcast. Finally got the net in and was rewarded with 164 shad (returned 112, 30 bucks and 22 roe). In the mix were also 3 catfish, 1 sucker, 30 gizzard shad and 2 walleye. In the last 10 years (these are the easiest records for me to look at in this detail) our top three hauls were 65 (2010), 45 (2003) and 39 (2012). The 164 number also is more then we have caught in 6 of the last 10 years. That gives us an unofficial total of 251 so far this year. That would be 4th when compared to the last 10 years. I could go on, but it's late. We'll be at it again tomorrow.

[Almaink]

I gotta go try this Shad fishing.

[JerryC]

It's a lot of fun, they fight well which makes fishing fun.

[kcritch]

Originally Posted by JerryC

It's a lot of fun, they fight well which makes fishing fun.

Where abouts on the Delaware do they do that netting?

[JerryC]

Originally Posted by kcritch

Where abouts on the Delaware do they do that netting?

i think around the lambertville area

[kcritch]

Originally Posted by JerryC

i think around the lambertville area

That's a great answer....I am only about 25 minutes from there! I have never done the Shad thing and didn't know how far up they would be this time of year.

Thanks for the reply.

[JerryC]

Originally Posted by kcritch

That's a great answer....I am only about 25 minutes from there! I have never done the Shad thing and didn't know how far up they would be this time of year.

Thanks for the reply.

This is about average for the run this time of year.. last year was a bit earlier by a week or 2..

[bunker dunker]

Great News!!!!! Come On Weekend

[FASTEDDIE29]

Drag Ripping Nj River Steel!!!

[Capt. Lou]

Your safe fishing well into the Worthingyon area for sure !