For centuries, area fishermen have netted flavorful shad; shad festival April 11
Story Date: 3/10/2015

 

Source: Paul Stephen, WILMINGTON STAR-NEWS, 3/9/15

You could call it Cape Fear caviar.
Every spring, intrepid fishermen in the Bladen County town of East Arcadia line the banks near Lock and Dam No. 1. Their goal is an ancient one; netting the season's bounty of American shad is a tradition dating back centuries. 

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