I've never forgotten my first shad fishing adventure, even though it took place nearly 40 years ago. I remember that I had no clue what I was doing and I didn't come close to catching a fish. But as a ...

To catch boatloads of big Tennessee River bass during a shad spawn, Major League Fishing Pro David Walker spends his mornings casting reaction baits and finesse rigs at freshwater mussel beds on the ...

To catch boatloads of big Tennessee River bass during a shad spawn, Major League Fishing Pro David Walker spends his mornings casting reaction baits and finesse rigs at freshwater mussel beds on the ...

Shad spawns can pay off big, but bass pros who win big money don’t go all in on them. To catch big bass all day during a shad spawn, you gotta know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em. In an ...

Ten. Americans obsess over the number. We compile top 10 lists; you need 10 yards to get a first down; and in 1979, Bo Derek starred in a movie about physical perfection with the appropriate title 10.

Undoubtedly, we are due for another cold snap. After all, it's Southeastern Wildlife Expo time. But the recent spell of warming weather, with average daytime temperatures hovering in the mid- to ...

Most anglers are catching shad for bait near the Coon Creek boat ramp, and near the Washunga Boat ramp. Spotted bass slow on crankbaits at 3-8 ft. on rocky points and chunk rock banks south of Kaw ...

Delicious, but delicate, that's the way to think of Oklahoma's threadfin and gizzard shad. Shad are to Oklahoma's striped bass as Frito pies and cheeseburgers are to Oklahoma fishermen. The silvery ...