The 14th annual Bi-State Shad Fishing Contest opened Thursday on the Delaware River and runs through Sunday. This year’s contest drew 1,157 registrants, up about 50 from last year, organizer ...

Tom Tatum is the outdoors columnist for MediaNews Group. You can reach him at tatumt2@yahoo.com.

Spring will find him fishing for American shad near his home outside Riegelsville before he heads south to the Trenton-Yardley area for the hard-fighting stripers that migrate up the river to spawn.

The Delaware River begins in New York's Catskill Mountains. On a tributary called the Beaver Kill, the water temperature is rising. That's a problem for the fish and people like Brian Sheppard.

On a breezy afternoon last week, 18-year-old Frank Ferrara stood on a pier, jutting out into the Delaware River with a group of friends. They were setting up fishing rods, hoping to catch some catfish ...

If you plan on boating, fishing or enjoying any water recreation on the Delaware River, you need to be mindful of its depths, which could vary depending on where you enter the water. Here's what ...