A spoon full of ingenuity: Fishing for shad with a D.C.-born lure
Tom is a native Washingtonian. So is the shad. Every spring, American shad and hickory shad leave the ocean to return to their places of birth, swimming up Atlantic tributaries from Newfoundland to Florida to spawn. We’re talkingof shad, millions upon millions of the silvery fish, which can measure up to two feet long. Right now, the Potomac is in the middle of its annual shad run.
“They’re beautiful fighters,” he said. “They’re shaped like little tarpon. Catch them on the right tackle, and they’re a fantastic fight, particularly the American shad. They’re famous for jumping when you hook them, like in the old Nungesser ad.” Later versions did away with the bolt completely. Nungesser simply made lures in different sizes. Different colors, too, including a goldtone version that is Tom’s favorite.
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