| Title | Shad in Oregon rivers |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1940 |
| Authors | Anonymous |
| Secondary Title | Pacific Fsherman |
| Volume | 38 |
| Number | 8 |
| Pagination | p.58 |
| Date Published | 1940, June |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Guin SH1 .P2 |
| Keywords | Coos Bay, Coquille River, Shad = Alosa sapidissima, Siuslaw River, Smith River, Umpqua River |
| Notes | Shad started running May 6, "in good quantity" in the Umpqua and Smith Rivers, with small runs in the Siuslaw, Coquille and Coos rivers around that time. Coos Bay catches around 40-150 lbs by mid-May. Roe shad brought "about 22c apiece, while the buck shad were bringing 2c apiece." |