C. Boyd Pfeiffer’s hardcover book entitled Shad Fishing was the first book that I picked up to learn how to successfully target shad on the…
The Cliffy Shad Fly is a fun fly I just came across. It looks like a small minnow, so it should be a great pattern to…
The Gotcha is another popular bonefish fly that can be adapted to target shad very easily. It resembles a small shrimp or minnow and it…
The figure of eight retrieve is a constant motion retrieve that is executed once your fly has completed its swing downstream of you. In this…
This is the fifth of six articles included in the series entitled Fly Fishing for Shad- The Basics. My first attempt at catching shad on the…