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Record #:
39378
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The author, Rick Goines, talks about Shad fishing in the Tar and Roanoke Rivers. The Hickory Shad and White Shad make their annual migratory journeys from the sea to do their biological duties.
Record #:
39945
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The author talks about shad fishing in the Tar River and Contentnea Creek. He also talks about the Tight Lines' ninth annual Tar River First Hickory Shad Contest. J. P. Lumper won first and fifth annual First Tar River Hickory Shad Contest.
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44034
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An area between Rocky Mount and Tarboro is considered the primary spawning ground for Tar River Shad. There are two species of shad in the Tar Pamlico region; namely, American and hickory. Although the Roanoke River experiences larger quantities of shad, the Tar River is better rated for its variety, particularly in regard to mature female white "roe" shad.