Stripers are keying on small threadfin shad about one-half inch long. Lures or bait that size are good to use. Larger shad or ...

OAK VIEWThe big bass swam out of some murky water, eyeing a threadfin shad like an hors d’oeuvre on a tray. After a moment of stalking, it finally decided to devour the tasty tidbit, opening its ...

Although throwing topwater baits is exciting, expecting those explosive blow-ups, reaction baits with better hook-up ratios will put more fish in your boat during Tennessee River reservoir shad-spawns ...

It's not exactly a secret, but the shad bite comes and goes so quickly on the TVA lakes that not a whole lot of fishermen ever get in on it. This year, it's running late due to the cold spring, but as ...

While talking with a couple of Lake Mead fishermen recently, the subject turned to gizzard shad. Since they showed up in Lake Mead in 2007, gizzards have displaced threadfin shad as both the primary ...

The lure with a funny name is serious business when it comes to catching fish in cold water. Jerk baits find favor among anglers when water temperatures dip below 50 degrees. These long, minnow-shaped ...

It’s an Indiana Jones-worthy quest, and Steve “Montana” Fontana has accepted the challenge. For a bass fishermen, finding the perfect spinnerbait doesn’t seem to be as daunting as the pursuit of the ...