Went fishing with one of cf.com’s more notorious oldies and we had quite a day. Estimated (conservatively) that we hooked, fought and brought to the boat at least 50 shad in a little over 3 hours. Caught a few on an ultralight spinning setup and then switched over to my 6wt Winston with a Rio Striper line. Thanks to Scotty over at Lowcountry for the flies. Added shad to my catch list, stopped by Sellsfish and picked up some tuna steaks and scallops, ate dinner with capnsandbar and Lisa at The Glass Onion, met jipride (the owner) and home to the upstate all in one day. Right shoulder is still a little sore…
Great job! What setup are you using? I’m planning a shad fishing trip for next week in Georgia. Iv’e never tried fishing for shad. My options for the fly rod are my 9 wt. throwing Teeny TS 350 line or my 5 wt. with a sink tip on a floating line. How should I proceed?
Where do you fish for Shad in CHS? I’ve fished for Shad in the Potomac river when I lived in DC and I understand they makes runs up rivers in general but which rivers around here?
it’s in my original post…6wt with a Rio Striper line. I would go with the 5wt and hang on. See Lowcountry fly shop for flies.
I guess the shad fishery is no secret so hopefully I won’t get in “internet trouble” if I tell you. We were at the tailrace on the Cooper River near Moncks Corner.
“The good fisherman is surprised when he doesn’t catch fish: I am just the other way around.”
Gene Hill, Passing a Good Time.
