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July 17, 2026
HomeFishingFreshwater FishingShad

Shad

Fishing Hotspots

Smacking Cape Fear River shad

Brian Cope

Shad make their annual run up the Cape Fear River throughout April. […]

Fishing Hotspots

Don’t miss the shad run

Brian Cope

During March, anglers catch plenty of shad running up the Cooper River’s Tailrace Canal. […]

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Columns

Fishing for American shad

Terry Madewell

In March, many Santee Cooper anglers put a great deal of effort into catching American shad, which are making their annual spawning run. […]

Fishing Reports

Patrick Cotter’s shad fishing trip

Field Reporter

Patrick Cotter caught these Hickory shad in Falkland, NC. […]

Features

Springtime shad

Mike Marsh

Two Carolina rivers – the Cape Fear and the Santee – are shad hotspots during the spring. […]

Fishing Hotspots

Snagging shad on the Roanoke River

Dusty Wilson

Anglers can have triple-digit days when shad fishing the Roanoke River in March. […]

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Freshwater

Big shad are biting on the Santee River

Field Reporter

The shad bite is on fire in the Santee River, and unstable weather doesn’t seem to bother these fish one lick. […]

coastal rivers fishing report
Newsletters

N.C. Coastal rivers fishing report from NCWRC

NCWRC Release

This is the weekly North Carolina coastal rivers fishing report, compiled from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. […]

Shad

Shad still biting on Santee’s Rediversion Canal

Brian Cope

Even though the herring run has already started in the Santee River and the Rediversion Canal, anglers are still catching plenty of shad on Sabiki rigs. […]

Deer

South Carolina’s 2026 deer season begins Aug. 15 in two game zones

Deer

We’re a month away from South Carolina’s deer season opener in the state’s Game Zones 3 and 4! […]

Santee Cooper

Santee Cooper July fishing report

Freshwater

Striper season is closed for the summer on the Santee Cooper lakes, but plenty of other species are in play. […]

NC Artificial Reef Program gets major enhancements

Newsletters

The NC Artificial Reef Program, in partnership with Stevens Towing Company, completed two major reef enhancements in May. […]

NCWRC

NCWRC seeking volunteers to help improve fishing habitat

Freshwater Fishing

The NCWRC needs help with improving habitat for sport fishes and other wildlife by establishing self-sustaining native aquatic plant communities. […]

Kat catching Catfish

Catfish

Kat Poland went noodling for the first time this past weekend and noodled a beautiful flathead catfish. […]

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