First Shad

[Rottilover]

Nice going Matt, on your first Shad. I used to do the same thing back in the early 90's. I remember rushing out of my last class at William Paterson and driving up to the gap to fish the last few hours of the day. I loved it. PM me if you want any help. Love to see all the shad fishing interest on the site.

[Mikey topaz]

Cool stuff man i havent caught a shad since i was like 9 really gotta make time to get in on the action!

[FASTEDDIE29]

Nice catch Matt. It's only going to get better from here. After this cold front passes and the temps regulate again, it's GAME ON!!! This is just the beginning!

[UglyStick]

Way to go Matt - gotta get me one of those beauties

[Predator]

Congrats on your first Matt. I'm hoping to post a report with video and pics after this good Friday's outing with Rottilover. We hit the river North of the Gap last week but got no action. We seemed to be a few days too early up there. Reports from this past weekend indicate they have reached north of the gap. So hopefully the fun begins for us this Friday.

[Matt D]

Thanks for the comments everyone. I was pretty excited about it!

Originally Posted by Predator

Congrats on your first Matt. I'm hoping to post a report with video and pics after this good Friday's outing with Rottilover. We hit the river North of the Gap last week but got no action. We seemed to be a few days too early up there. Reports from this past weekend indicate they have reached north of the gap. So hopefully the fun begins for us this Friday.

This was down by the Trenton area if that helps you at all. Do not know to much about shad so I don't know when they will be up by the gap, but hopefully they are there for you. Good Luck!

[Matt D]

Was thinking about trying again today. Will the rise in water and drop in temperature turn shad off like some other fish? Thanks

[kcritch]

Congrats on your first...Nicely Done Dude!