Fishing anytime from mid-March through May and you are likely to encounter these fish (pictured on bottom), which are anadromous.
averaging around 1 lb., with fish up to 2 lbs. Fish with light spin casting, using very small, brightly colored shad darts, spoons, jigs, or minnow imitation lures. Silver-sided with grayish-green back and a prominent dark spot, followed by a row of lighter spots (especially when fresh), on the upper part of the side just behind the gill cover; body long but compressed, asymmetrical top to bottom and in cross section it is wedge-shaped; the lower jaw protrudes significantly beyond the upper jaw when the mouth is closed. Each scale on the sides has a small dark spot.
If you are lucky you may even catch its larger cousin - in the same genus (picture on the top
2 comments:
Is it a American shad and alewife, respectively.
correct on the American shad. the other is not an alewife -- eye is too small. and alewife do not grow that large
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