WAKEFIELD, Va. — When Democratic Sen. Mark Warner ventured onstage Wednesday at a festive fish-smoke in the Virginia woods, he was well aware he was in the minority. The annual Shad Planking, a ...

An annual rite of spring in Virginia is underway. The hickory and American shad runs are in their early stages, but some fish are being taken in Chesapeake Bay tributaries. Shad return from the sea ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WFXR) — Anglers come in droves to fish each year during the hickory shad run at the James River near downtown Richmond, a purpose that brings them together in more ways than one would ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Stormtracker8 Meteorologist Matt DiNardo was joined by Captain Simón Valencia of Current Culture Fly Shop on Wednesday to discuss fly fishing for shad and striped bass. Captain ...

It’s not easy to win the Bi-State Shad Fishing Contest as evidenced by the fact that the tournament started in 2011 has never had a repeat winner. However, that doesn’t stop American shad angling ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WFXR) — An angler named David reeled up and pulled the shiny silver fish up the rocks and onto the bank. It was a hickory shad, the species David was looking for. David, who did not ...