The single most sought after food source for the gamefish in our local reservoirs is the shad. We have two species of shad in both Belton and Stillhouse Hollow lakes — gizzard shad and threadfin shad.

From Northern Florida to the Canadian Maritimes, American shad flood coastal rivers every spring. Their annual spawning run from far out in the Atlantic is historically significant: it provided a ...

I had to be tall enough to wear hip boots. That was the rule, and from the time I was 4 until my 8-year-old legs met the criteria, that rule really pissed me off. I’d sit on the basement steps while ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Bait is a crucial part of catching fish in Tampa Bay. When looking for live bait, it can be expensive. Using a cast net to catch your bait is an effective way to save a little ...

The influx of shad into the warming tidal tributaries along the Atlantic seaboard will soon lure anglers to the shores of the Susquehanna River in Maryland and the lower Potomac River in Washington, D ...

Anglers have long used different environmental phenomena to mark the onset of their sporting seasons. For example, many fishermen maintain that when eastern North Carolina’s ubiquitous dogwoods begin ...

When it comes to American shad in the Delaware River, there are only two things that are guaranteed: The fish are going to make their annual migratory spawning run up river each spring, and the ...

Spring is American shad season in Connecticut. Decades ago, the number of shad returning to the Connecticut River ran into the tens of thousands. In recent years the numbers have dwindled at an ...

Mullet fishing with a cast net is a tradition that’s lasted many generations along the Gulf Coast, especially in the Florida Panhandle. It’s a common sight to see a net fisherman waiting patiently ...