The 14th annual Bi-State Shad Fishing Contest opened Thursday on the Delaware River and runs through Sunday. This year’s contest drew 1,157 registrants, up about 50 from last year, organizer ...

ShadFest, Delaware's largest environmental festival was canceled less than a week before the event. Organizers explain why.

To those who cast their nets into the Delaware River each spring, hoping for a bounty of shad, it’s a tradition worth saving. By William Falk The sun was sinking behind the western bank of the ...

Sport fishing and recreational boating are each $230 billion industries in the United States, supporting combined jobs ...

especially surf fishing the Jersey Shore and Martha’s Vineyard as well as shad fishing in the Delaware River, where he loved to camp with his brothers. In his early years, Vernon raced cars and ...

The fifth annual Brandywine River ShadFest ... particularly the popular fishing lessons. According to organizers, ShadFest is Delaware’s largest environmental festival, drawing more than ...