My original pattern ultimate shad fly collection. Best selling collection on Etsy. These are the flies I use when guiding and fishing on my time off. If its a tidal fish in the Potomac it is going to eat the jig/damsel combo. You want to catch a lot of fish? Fish these flies.
These flies will also catch all of the other fish around during the shad run - largemouth/smalmouth/striped bass, blue/channel cats, white/yellow perch, carp, quill back, crappie, bluegill, herring, alewife, gar, needlefish.
Fish the shad jig as your lead fly and a damsel as the dropper as your primary rig. More information about these flies and how to fish them on the Fly Fishing Consultant Podcast https://waypointtv.com/fly-fishing-consultant
Featured on Orvis Blog https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/photos-and-report-casting-for-shad-in-the-nations-capital
Famous Shad Rivers: - Potomac River - Rappahannock River - James River - Hudson River - Delaware River - Sacramento River - Columbia River
My original pattern ultimate shad fly collection. Best selling collection on Etsy. These are the flies I use when guiding and fishing on my time off. If its a tidal fish in the Potomac it is going to eat the jig/damsel combo. You want to catch a lot of fish? Fish these flies.
These flies will also catch all of the other fish around during the shad run - largemouth/smalmouth/striped bass, blue/channel cats, white/yellow perch, carp, quill back, crappie, bluegill, herring, alewife, gar, needlefish.
Fish the shad jig as your lead fly and a damsel as the dropper as your primary rig. More information about these flies and how to fish them on the Fly Fishing Consultant Podcast https://waypointtv.com/fly-fishing-consultant
Featured on Orvis Blog https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/photos-and-report-casting-for-shad-in-the-nations-capital
Famous Shad Rivers: - Potomac River - Rappahannock River - James River - Hudson River - Delaware River - Sacramento River - Columbia River