I hope you are prepared for the American Shad run! Not to worry if you are not yet ready. There are plenty of information out there for how to catch them. I recently released four videos to help you along if you are a novice. And if you are an angler like me, you can never have enough tools at your disposal to catch more fish, right? I went yesterday in the Sacramento River near Clarksburg, CA, in search of the American Shad. It is still early in the season, but I managed to boat a few.
Sacramento, CA
SACRAMENTO RIVER FISHING | Here Comes the AMERICAN SHAD, the POOR MAN'S TARPON!
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