shad in the rain?

[wahoo4228]

The Richmond weather forecast for saturday is looking rainy. Is the shad fishing still good in the rain?

[jrocket567]

sure, why not? it might increase the river level (above 14th street), and change the clarity of the water, but i havent heard of anything saying that the rain would mess it up too much- watch out if youre out there- the big tourneys going on this weekend, lots of boats in a small area, none looking for a little yak
JP

[ekim22]

We fished this morning in the rain, had no problem catching big alewive herring.

Gave up after about 2 hours, rain was just too hard.

[Capt.Nick]

The Hiskory Shad fishing in the Upper Bay rivers is outstanding right now.I Kayak Shad fished Thursday and caught them nonstop for 5 1/2 hrs.Do it quick before they leave.Good Luck

[wahoo4228]

Well I went saturday morning below 14th street, fished for an hour, and the rain held off. Unfortunately, the train bridge that collapsed put an early end to my fishing. But i was impressed with the work that the JROC put into the kayak launch. no fish caught