NCC-TU Shad Report No. 1

[Mark Binsted]

The hickory shad season has begun at Fletcher's. Here's our first Shad Report of the year with details.

Alex took the prize on Friday evening, but we'd still like to find out who gets the first fly rod fish (probably today) and the first American shad.

Mark

[Alexander Hicks]

Yesterday, Kevin Eichinger landed the first Hickory Shad on the fly. He was using a tournament winning shad fly. He spilled his Guinness on a gold fly and cast it in the river while singing a little Irish Diddy. He was awarded with an 18 1/2 inch Hickory!

[Alec Hicks]

 May the luck of the Irish be with you!

Caught yesterday around 11 AM.

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[williamf...@gmail.com]

I guess since I wasn't first I'm last.  But  I was within about 15 feet of landing one at 10:30ish.    It made a nice jump but lost it near the boat.  Then low tide rolled in.  I did get a few to the net starting about 2pm.  It was a beautiful day and great to be out there!

On Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 10:44:27 AM UTC-4, Mark Binsted wrote:

[Kevin]

Hicks is trying to be nice here. Although that was landed that morning, it was actually him who caught the first Shad on the fly. He hooked up with the hickory the same time a cat rod got taken. First kind of double of the year!

[Kevin]

[Aaron O]

Has anyone heard about how the Rappahanock is doing in Fredricksburg as far as Shad? I don’t know if it’s usually ahead of Fletchers or later?

[vladimir polivanov]

Aaron, 

             Sometime within the last week, I did see a post saying some Hickory Shad have been caught on the Rappahannock. If I remember correctly they mentioned it was right around the Route 1 Bridge in Fredericksburg .

Vo

On Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 8:41 PM Aaron O <osh...@gmail.com> wrote:

Has anyone heard about how the Rappahanock is doing in Fredricksburg as far as Shad?  I don’t know if it’s usually ahead of Fletchers or later? 

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[arthur noglak]

Ive had two reports saying that it was ramping up preety good last week. That being said, I saw only one photo and didnt know the sources very well.

Art

[Terry C]

On Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 10:44:27 AM UTC-4, Mark Binsted wrote:

Got out Wednesday before the rain came. Fished for 4 hrs Landed a dozen and ost a few. Not bad for March. Also saw 2 sections of the new dock being towed up river and installed.

[Yambag Nelson]

River is smoked that's for sure. Going to be awhile before there is any fishing.