Record #:

14379

Author(s):

Sink, E. Carl

Abstract:

Shad fishing was a time honored activity. Beginning as early as March, men would head to Elizabethtown, to fish for shad spawning in the Cape Fear River. This pastime involved men who both fished and ate shad, though, later in the season this ritual was opened up to larger communities.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 16 Issue 44, Apr 1949, p8-9, il

Subject(s):

Shad fishing--Cape Fear River

Record #:

26632

Author(s):

Brame, Dick

Abstract:

Shad fishing is a popular spring sport in North Carolina. Hickory shad can be found in slow moving, cypress-lined backwater streams. Recommended fishing sites are the Cape Fear and Roanoke River drainages.

Source:

Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 34 Issue 2, Mar/Apr 1987, p4-5, il, por

Subject(s):

Shad fishing--Cape Fear River; Shad fishing--Roanoke River