It's time to load up on shad

[Ripper]

This is a clip from the Seattle times yesterday. If you want to load up on sturgeon or crab bait, get them now!

The latest word coming out of the Lower Columbia River should be a signal for anglers to head south right now.
In the Lower Columbia River the shad are so thick that you could just about walk across their backs, and some early summer chinook weighing in excess of 30 pounds were being caught.
“There are a lot of people and shad with some groups catching over 100 fish,” said Joe Hymer, a state Fish and Wildlife biologist. “It is pretty crowded.”

Shad single-day counts at Bonneville soared to 94,426 on Monday, and 128,775 by Tuesday for a whopping season total of 734,163.

[Mfowl]

I'll be down there on Saturday looking for some of those 'nooks. If things go well we'll try for some shad to. Gonna be in the Longview area.

[TheHunt]

I would like to go down there but with someone who has done that before.

[steve04]

With numbers that high its easy fishing!

[_TONY_]

We went last weekend and slayed 'em... (not hard) Probably going back in two weeks.

[D-Rock425]

Can you eat them or I should say any good to eat.  Bosses wife got some from a co worker today and asked me how to cook it I said with a pan and heat source of some kind . 

[Mfowl]

They're not known for their tablefare, but they are great for catching tasty things like halibut, sturgeon and crabs.

[Ripper]

I have never eaten them but from what I have heard they are just like herring. You can smoke them, pressure cook them then can them. You eat bones and all.

[Encore 280]

Shad roe.

[_TONY_]

Can you eat them or I should say any good to eat.  Bosses wife got some from a co worker today and asked me how to cook it I said with a pan and heat source of some kind .

The only way ive had them is canned (pressure cooked)... They're not bad.

[buglebuster]

Ive been wanting to smoke them then mix the meat up with mayo for sandwiches.

[oldcamper]

There is a good you tube video by a captain ruso or something like that.

[h2ofowlr]

What's the hot lure these days for catching them.

[CP]

I have never eaten them but from what I have heard they are just like herring. You can smoke them, pressure cook them then can them. You eat bones and all.

They are excellent smoked!

[_TONY_]

What's the hot lure these days for catching them.

 1/2 oz inline lead to a 1/8oz plain jighead, fished on the retrieve...