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American Shad (Practice Catch and Release)
 


Fly Fishing For American Shad

American shad are like salmon, they live in the open ocean and run up coastal rivers to spawn. Rising water temperatures in spring trigger their spawning instinct. The run starts in northern Florida and moves north to southern Canada as the waters warm. A similar run takes place on the Pacific coast from central California to northern Washington. Shad like to hold in the deeper holes of the river and move onto shoals to spawn. They prefer small flies and fight very well. These fish will average 3-7 lbs. and fish up to 10 lbs. are common.

Flies: Clouser Minnows, Jigs, Streamers

 
Approach:

Fly Lines:

Fly Rods:

Boat
Boat + Wade
Wade

Fast Sink
Floating
Slow Sink

5 wt
6 wt
7 wt

 


 
 
 
 

Guides

A Little Keyed Up Guide Service
Capt. Chip Owen
1275 S. Winterhawk Dr.
St. Augustine, Florida
32086
904.377.1115
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steves fishing
steve rowlands
711 grady lane
bel air, Maryland
21014
410.803.9440
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Flyfish North Carolina
Capt Gordon Churchill
671 West Beaufort Road
Beaufort, North Carolina
28516
252.728.7480
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Cat's Cradle Charters
Charlie Lemieux
16 Stafford Street
Plymouth,, Massachusetts
02360
508.747.2602
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Dave's Guide Service
David Doggett
313 Hwy #2 Unit B
Enfield, Nova Scotia
B2T 1E1
902.489.1938
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Total Fisherman Guide Service
Kevin Newell
2060 Statesman Drive
Woodland, Washington
98674
866.864.3836
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Tahoe fly fishing Outfitters
Victor Babbitt
2705 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, California
96150
530.541.8208
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Chesapeake Bay Adventures
Darren Rickwood
2175 Cedar Rd.
Port Republic, Maryland
20676
410.586.2319
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Wildfishangler
Ray Ottulich
PO Box 264
Stone Ridge, New York
12484
845.657.9522
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Fly Anglers Guide Service
Marshall DeMott
RR 1 Box 2375
Clinton, Maine
04927
207.426.8062
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Seiad Valley Guide Service
Wally Johnson
P.O. Box 676 435 Diamond J Rd.
Seiad Valley, California
96086
530.496.3291
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Two Dogs Outfitters
John Dembeck
1522 Co. Rt. 3
Hannibal, New York
13074
315.564.6366
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Northeast Fly Fishing Guide Service & Instruction
Walt Geryk
38 Elm St
Hatfield, Massachusetts
01038
413.247.5579
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Delaware River Fly Fishing Guide Service
gary mauz
P.O. Box 201
warrington, Pennsylvania
18976
215.343.1720
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Fishtails Gear Co.
Jeff Fox
408 Catalpa Dr.
Grants Pass , Oregon
97526
541.660.7939
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Mosquito Coast Fishing Charters
Captain Tom Van Horn
540 Lake Lenelle Drive
Chuluota, Florida
32766
407.366.8085
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Channel Edge Charters
Charles Crue
165 Garden Street
W. Newbury, Massachusetts
01985
978.462.9212
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RAY PEEWEE SERFASS FISHING GUIDE
Ray Serfass
PO BOX 194
POCONO SUMMIT, Pennsylvania
18346
570.839.7736
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Extreme Fisherman, LLC
Capt Pete Mercuro
PO Box 3276
Pawleys Island, Seychelles
29585
843.344.0974
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Rip Tide Charters
David Guerard
One Georgia St.
York, Maine
03909
207.337.3608
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Florida Flats Fishing Charters
Capt. Scott Nickels
2777 Pineridge drive
Titusville, Florida
32780
321.383.7517
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South Shore Fly Fishing Instruction and Guiding
Jamie Heim
21 Karen Dr
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
B4V 2V9
902.527.2832
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Capt. Richard Stuhr
Richard Stuhr
547 Sanders Farm Lane
Charleston, South Carolina
29492
843.881.3179
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Tight Lines Guide Service
Captain Bill Curry, Master Guide
3455 #1 Highway
Port Maitland, Nova Scotia
B0W2V0
902.649.2428
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River Run Troutfitters
Joseph A. Vivenzio
6779 Lainhart Rd.
Altamont, New York
12009
518.355.8454
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123 Gimme A Go Fishing Adventures
Jon Ball
18145 Bodley Ct.
Sandy, Oregon
97055
503.668.5697
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Big Red Guide Service
Troy Nash
6483 LEONARD AVE
COCOA, Florida
32927
888.988.8987
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Cross Current Guide Service
Capt. Joe Demalderis
100 Laurel Acres Rd.
Milford, Pennsylvania
18337
914.475.6779
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Cross Current Guide Service
Joe Demalderis
100 Laurel Acres Rd.
Milford, Pennsylvania
18337
570.296.6919
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Cross Current Guide Service
Joe Demalderis
100 Laurel Acres Rd.
Milford, Pennsylvania
18337
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Salt Run Outfitters
Jim Holland
www.saltrunoutfitters.com
St Augustine, Florida
32080
904.230.1937
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Central Florida Sight Fishing Charters
Capt. Chris Myers
Mosquito Lagoon
Orlando, Florida
32801
321.229.2848
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Miramichi old country homestead lodge
Cheryl Cosgrove
1497 route 118 White Rapids
Miramichi, New Brunswick
E9B1A6
506.843.9890
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By The Sea
Adrienne Kelly
57 Chase Avenue
Dennisport, Massachusetts
02639
508.398.8685
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The Mast Farm Inn
Innkeepers Kay Philipp and Wanda Hinshaw
2543 Broadstone Road
Valle Crucis, North Carolina
28691
888.963.5857
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Indian Springs Fly Fishing
Lee Hartman
1560 Warren Road
Hancock, New York
18073
215.679.5022
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West Branch Angler & Sportsman's Resort
Larry Finley
150 Faulkner Rd.
Hancock, New York
13754
607.467.5525
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Smoker Brook Lodge
James McKervill
72 Ammon Rd
Moncton, New Brunswick
E1G2K4
506.622.0775
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English Angling Trappings
robert oneil
11 East Main ST.
Pawling, New York
12564
845.855.5182
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Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters
Victor Babbitt
2705 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, California
96150
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Straight Line Sports
John Sheppard
23 Brown Crescent
Gander, Newfoundland
A1V 1R3
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Countrysport Limited
Countrysport Limited
126 SW 1st Avenue
Portland, Oregon
97204
503.221.4545
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Compleat Angler
scott bennett
987 Post Rd
Darien, Connecticut
06820
203.655.9400
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Western Sport Shop
Fly Department
902 Third Street
San Rafael, California
94901
415.456.5454
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Delaware River Outfitters LTD
Mark Dettmar
145 RT 31N
Pennington, New Jersey
08534
609.466.7970
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Leland Fly Fishing Outfitters
Josh Frazier
463 Bush Street
San Francisco, California
94108
866.672.1959
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Fishing Fever fly and tackle shop
Graham Greene
2858 Agricola st.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
b3k 4e7
902.454.2244
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Bear's Den
scott wessels
98 summer street ( Rt. 140 )
Taunton, Massachusetts
02780
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Kennebec River Outfitters
Bob Mallard
469 Lakewood Road (Rte. 201)
Madison, Maine
04950
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W. W. Doak
Jerry Doak
331 Main Street
Doaktown, New Brunswick
E9C 1E1
506.365.7828
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Blue Mountain Anglers & Fly Shop LLC
Rod & Gail McDougall
1847 Westgate
Pendleton, Oregon
97801
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Crook & Crook, Inc
Vinny Wolff
2795 SW 27 Avenue
Miami, Florida
33133
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Carolina Mountain Sports
Richard Griggs
123 W. Broad St.
Statesville, North Carolina
28677
704.871.1444
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Tight Lines Fishing Services
Jon Lockwood
P.O. Box 236 18 Elkins Rd.
Elkins, New Hampshire
03233
800.526.6550
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Reel Pure
Eric Rathbun
18334 NE 103rd Ct
Redmond, Washington
98052
425.882.0324
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Sierra Fly Fishers
Grant Fraser
13396 Lincoln Way
Auburn, California
96503
530.823.6968
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BeekFlies
Belinda Pieterse
3148 William Rd
Boothwyn, Pennsylvania
19061
877.233.5354
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Barnsley Fly Company
Joe Hu
6 Bird Ct
Alameda, California
94501
510-521-2951
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