AttractorbeginnerNortheast & Mid-Atlantic
Hickory Shad Fly
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Available Sizes#4 - #8
Color Variations
ChartreusePinkWhite/RedSilver
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Dette Flies
Matched on Northeast & Mid-Atlantic, attractor flies. Catskill lineage fly shop with deep dry-fly, wet-fly, and Northeast trout relevance.
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New England Fly Company
Matched on Northeast & Mid-Atlantic, attractor flies. New England tier lead for brook trout, landlocked salmon, and coastal striper patterns.
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Salty Fly Tying
Matched on Northeast & Mid-Atlantic, attractor flies. Drew Chicone's saltwater tying catalog and learning hub, strongest for saltwater pattern validation.
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Big Y Fly Co.
Matched on attractor flies, wet, broad catalog. Broad by-type catalog useful for common benchmark patterns and inexpensive backups.
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Fly Fish Food
Matched on attractor flies, broad catalog. Strong technical tying and trout catalog coverage, especially nymphs, dries, and stillwater flies.
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Visit sourceHickory shad do not eat in freshwater. This is an established scientific fact. They also eat this fly with enthusiasm, which is an established angling fact. The two facts coexist in the comfortable cognitive dissonance that defines shad fishing. This small, flashy wet fly triggers an aggressive response in spawning shad that scientists attribute to territorial behavior and anglers attribute to the fly being, and I quote, 'really shiny.' Both explanations have merit.
Quick Facts
TypeAttractor
Difficultybeginner
SeasonsSpring
Target SpeciesHickory Shad
Sizes#4 - #8
Best LocationsChesapeake Bay tributaries, MD; Long Island Sound tributaries, CT
Where to Fish It
Chesapeake Bay tributaries
MD · Estuaries
Long Island Sound tributaries
CT · Estuaries
Map unavailable. Locations for Hickory Shad Fly: Chesapeake Bay tributaries, MD; Long Island Sound tributaries, CT
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