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Blueback shad

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Average Length
10.8 in
Maximum Length
1.3 ft
Maximum Weight
7.1 oz
Depth Range
16.4 - 180.4 ft
Temperature Range
-

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Blueback shad

4.0
(22)
Indian Ocean
-30.641162, 30.761252
2 Catches
4.0
(26)
Great South Bay
Suffolk County, New York
1 Catch
5.0
(10)
Indian Ocean
-34.530877, 22.510886
1 Catch
4.0
(2)
Indian Ocean
-33.844148, 26.540225
1 Catch
4.0
(4)
Indian Ocean
-32.970837, 27.982178
1 Catch
4.0
(14)
Potomac River
Charles County, Maryland
1 Catch
5.0
(2)
Taunton River
Bristol County, Massachusetts
1 Catch

Recently Caught Blueback shad

Ardent snight Piki

2025-08-04
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Blueback shad
9 likes • 1 comment

Joe Turner

2024-12-18
 • 
Suffolk County, New York

Blueback shad
3 likes
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Leslie Bethune

2023-07-27
 • 
King George County, Virginia

Blueback shad
21 likes • 1 comment

Kevin Barnes

2023-01-17
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Blueback shad
1
72 likes • 6 comments

Conrad pretorius

2022-06-12
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3.2 kg Shad

Blueback shad
22 likes

DEVAN ELS

2022-05-16
 • 
Cacadu, Eastern Cape

First Eatable Legal size Catch. Stoked

Blueback shad
3 lb 2 oz
20 likes

Derek Brooks

2021-05-29
 • 
Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Crappy day but still worth the trip!

Blueback shad
10 likes

Willie du toit

2021-02-22
 • 
Ugu, KwaZulu-Natal

3x shads 2 nice 45cm 1 small 30cm on sardines

Blueback shad
1 lb 2 oz
24 likes • 1 comment
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