23.April: My brother and I pulled up behind Bill C, behind Bart's about 8:30. The water was crystal clear, and almost as flat as glass; no wind! Surface temp ~55º F, and a decent current.
On my brother's 3rd cast, he hooked into a middling shad. It turned and threw the leaf just as he got it near shore but not to the net. On my 3rd cast, I hooked a middling buck, my first of this year. Bill netted it, and after a Kodak™ moment, it went to his stringer for his neighbor who loves shad. A little while later, Bill landed a nice roe. It weighed 3.5#, not bad this early in the season. It was released, and it swam off little worse for wear.
All good things must end, and my brother had a 4 hour drive back home, so we grabbed lunch at Bart's before he hit the road. I went back to chasing shad.
A handful of regulars rotated in and out, but the shad weren't cooperating when I left about 2:pm.

Tackle:
Rod: one-piece Ugly Stik, 4'6" U/L Pro
Reel: Shimano Sahara FJ 1000, spooled with 15# Power Pro (Hi-Viz Yellow).

Terminal Tackle: 1/2 oz drail over a 4', 12# flouro leader, a hammered silver willow leaf, in red/white w/black dot.