MikeV, you're right. It's great catching shad after a long, damp, cold spring. I hope you get out soon, and you're welcome to join our chapter of Shadaholics. A merry band of misfits to be sure.

29.April: The Wall, Cromwell. I arrived at 4:30 pm after a surprisingly easy drive down to the Wall from Hartford. Apparently rush hour was cancelled today, traffic was relatively light and moving along. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The river was still rising, turbid, with lots of grass and sticks riding in the current, and choppy. And the wind was whipping up from Middletown to Hartford. There were only about a half dozen folx working the Wall, and the 411 wasn't encouraging. One reporter said he stopped at Rocky Hill, but it was just to windy to fish. John, who retired to take up shad fishing full time wasted 8 hours to catch nothing.

In the hour and a half I put up with the wind, only 2 shad were C&R. Middling bucks, maybe 2#. No Fish Today for me.

Tackle:
Rod: 7' one-piece Ugly Stik GX2, med-heavy action
Reel: Penn 4400SS spooled with 15# hi-viz yellow Power Pro.

Terminal tackle: 2 oz drail (I could hardly keep it on the bottom with 1.5 oz) over a 4'+ flouro 10# leader, and hammered silver leaves in Bill C's Jamaican pattern.

Tomorrow is another day. Tight lines!