Today I had the opportunity to fish for American Shad on a specific stretch of the Merrimack River. On each shad trip, I adapt based on what I learned on my previous trip. On my last shad trip, I landed a monst’ah shad— which unhooked itself at my feet! I nearly lost the fish. On today’s trip, I tested a new method to safely capture, photograph, and release (C.P.R.) American shad.
I used my The Bear Claw fishing net to contain my catch. This method reduced oral and dermal damage to the fish. If you have a net and you are targeting American Shad from the river bank, bring it on your next trip.
