Shad

Shad roe is the egg sac of the female shad fish. Each female produces a lobe-shaped pair of egg sacs. The egg sacs are bright red in color, and more c...

While adult shad can reach up to 30 inches in length, the average is 12 to 24 inches. In the spring of each year, adult shad, between 4 and 6 years ol...

In early autumn, most juveniles leave the Bay for the ocean, where they remain for several years before returning to freshwater rivers to spawn. Ameri...

DIET: American shad feed on plankton, mainly copepods and mysids and occasionally on small fish. Feeding ceases for adult shad when they begin to migr...