Shad Flies

[JimG]

The shad fishing bug is beginning to get to me and I have been tying a few flies. I usually fish a Joe Bruce Hickory Shad fly which i modify with a little crystal flash. I was wondering what others use a favorite go to fly for shad??

[Ken Tidy]

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[OneMoreCast]

That picture wayne put up is a killer.....

Your flies are almost identical to my box Ken. I fish fletchers mostly...plan to do a little more deer creek this year though...

[Tailing Loop]

Wayne and Ken, OMC has given me just enough instruction to actually give it a go and try tying flies like those you've posted. As always thanks for all the info!!!

[Ken Tidy]

[Q]OneMoreCast originally wrote:
That picture wayne put up is a killer.....

Your flies are almost identical to my box Ken. I fish fletchers mostly...plan to do a little more deer creek this year though...
[/Q]Uh have you looked in your box latley...seam a little lighter to you....

[Capt Frank]

Hey Wayne, nice story in the CCA Moving Forward on Shad Fishing, give me a shout.

[decoy]

Capt Frank
Thanks for the kind words on the shad fishing piece in the CCA newsletter.

I fished DC today and got my first shad on a fly (Stafford Bridge) early this morning. The water temp today was 56 degrees and a little off color, perfect for shad fishing. The fish are on the move and in a hurry, so if you want to get together let me know. JB and I will there Wednesday if you can make it. In reality my first fish today was a carp, then 4 mud shad that I snagged at the fish ladder. This is the first year ever that I have seen mud shad that far up and going through the fish ladder.
Wayne B.