They fished the Hudson River for shad, oysters and other shellfish. Shad, pike, and other roe sometimes are pan-fried with bacon. Anglers use both spinning and fly fishing tackle to pursue shad. They are capable of hybridizing with the closely related threadfin shad. Lake inhabitants include the endemic Macedonian shad, formerly a fish that was commercially fished. Mysids form an important part of the diet of such fish as shad and flounder. In August through November, they tend to eat fish (which are primarily young-of-the-year gizzard shad). A fish ladder to support shad migration has been constructed at the Manayunk dam. The islanders supported themselves mainly by dredging for oysters, fishing for shad and crabbing. There is not much data on the predators of the skipjack shad. The two eliminated Luke Gallows before Shad eliminated JTG. JTG attempted to attack him, but was laid out by Shad. State election seasons traditionally start with the annual Shad Planking event in Wakefield. This serial was partly shot in Shad Thames. The predominantly marine family Clupeidae is represented by the Pontic shad.