Now, American shad are causing the most trouble for fish ladders in the region, she said. “They kind of chill out. They don’t necessarily go all the way out of our ladder and then they spawn.

Posted: May 17, 2024 / 07:00 AM EDT Updated: May 8, 2024 / 12:02 PM EDT WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A fish ladder will be open to the public to watch American Shad migrate upstream this Sunday.