Our friends at Carolina Sportsman have published information about this Spring Shad Run up the River. https://www.carolinasportsman.com/fishing/freshwater-fishing/shad/smacking-cape-fear-river-shad/?utm_source=Carolina+Sportsman&utm_campaign=6cf1c2af86-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c41990a090-6cf1c2af86-290292534

Both the American & Hickory Shad might be caught.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOtiy9KMHtE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_shad