Shad Fishing: Notes and Places
by
Jake Tannehill
The following is for the Conewago Flyfishers but all fly anglers are welcome to benefit from this
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Directions
Fishing for Shad at Deer Creek
Directions to Deer Creek
Take 95 North through Baltimore
Take Havre de Grace exit off of 95 onto 155
Make a Left at Stop sign after the exit onto 155 Level Road
Make a Right at the first Stop Sign onto Darlington Road
Make a Right onto Price Road (90 degree turn almost hidden, look for it after crossing river).
Make a Right at Stop Sign onto Stafford Road. Continue until you hit bridge: Park on the right
Additional parking to the left inside park on Right for $2
Get dressed and walk down the road till you hit the sign for the park, make an immediate left into a path down to the water.
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Deer Creek Special
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Submitted By: Jim Hester in MD
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Fly Type: Attractor Pattern,
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Target Species: Shad,
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Region Fished: Northeast US,
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Imitation: not available
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Materials Used
Hook: 1X or 2X long wet fly, size 4 or 6
Thread: Danville Fire Orange Depth Ray Nylon
Eyes: Nickel plated bar bell lead, 1/50 or 1/36 oz.
Tail: Chartreuse Arctic Fox fur, with a few strands of holographic silver flash
Butt: Danville Fire Orange Depth Ray Nylon
Body: Danville Fl. Green Nylon Wool
Underwing: Two short lengths of Pearl mylar tubing, tied top & bottom, then picked out.
Collar: Fl. Pink saddle or neck hackle
Head: Danville Fire Orange Depth Ray Nylon, and epoxy coated.
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Tying Instructions
This fly was originally designed for Shad in Deer Creek, Harford Co. Md, a tributary of the Susquehanna River. It works well just
about anywhere. It's also an excellent fly for Crappies, White & Yellow Perch.
It's easily tied, and the materials are listed in the order in which they are tied.
The original version used calftail as a tail material, but I've since switched to fox fur which has much better action.
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Presentation Tips
This fly should be fished near the bottom for Shad, either with an up & across presentation, or straight down stream allowing
it to hang in the current. I like to add short twitches, especially when Crappies or Perch may also be present.
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