Video: Poor Man’s Salmon

American shad bring the speed and power of an ocean-going fish hundreds of miles up-river – through both pristine wilderness and the middle of cities – earning them the most befitting nickname of all our Northeast gamefish. On The Water Media and St. Croix Rods present: Poor Man’s Salmon

Tackle:
St. Croix Premier PS86LM2
St. Croix Panfish PFS90LMF2
Penn Conflict II 2000
Berkley Nanofil 8-pound-test
Hardcore Shad Spoons

Special Thanks:
• Rich Swisstack
• Hercules Rod and Gun Club
• Patrick Barone, Charter The Berkshires

For more information on shad fishing:

Darts on the Delaware
American Shad Making a Comeback in the Delaware River
Discovering the Connecticut River Shad Run
Counting the Delaware River Shad Run