The water temperature in the bay was reported to be 45 degrees and there are no Shad in the bay at this time. April meeting will feature boating safety. 4110 Shannon ave. Bethlehem, PA 18020. We look for water temperature of 56 degrees for the main run in our area.
Small buck shows sooner.
At least one meeting per year is devoted to fly fishing for Shad. To get river height at a place near you for a reference of river flow. Shad prefer 10,000 cfs of less and at one location a height of 10.2 feet translate to 20,000 cfs. The American Shad is the largest member of the herring family. They are a anadromous fish that spends most of their life in the ocean and return each spring to the freshwater rivers to spawn.