The others were firm, but the eggs showed clear signs of the final maturation process, Kaufmann said. The Delaware River Shad Fishermen's shad hotline more recently reported slow catch rates at Easton and the need to cast into or anchor boats atop the deeper river channels where the shad are compelled to swim under low flows. The Easton-based shad tournament pulled anchor Saturday night. Prizes for the biggest catches are to be awarded today at Scott Park. Another tourney is the ninth annual Upper Delaware Shad Classic, which began April 28 and continues through May 27.
Fish caught from the water gap upstream to the Delaware's headwaters are eligible.
The fourth in-season series of trout stockings will take place this week across the region. Here's where you'll find fresh supplies of fish by Friday, with the exception of several lakes in which announced Saturday stockings are scheduled. Brodhead, Bushkill, McMichaels and Tobyhanna creeks and Lehigh River. Bushkill, Little Bushkill, Jacoby, Martins and Waltz creeks. East Branch of Dyberry and Waymart Branch of Van Auken creeks and West Branch of Lackawaxen River.