If history is any teacher, we will have another three weeks until 2025’s shad spawn on our local reservoirs comes to an end, and with it one of the two best windows of fishing opportunity of the year.

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Think safety first when it comes to winter fishing. Beware of ice on boat ramps during subfreezing temperatures. Watch for ice that may form in the backs of coves. Smaller lakes may freeze completely ...

For each of those racy lures that line tackle-store shelves, there are a dozen plain, bare hooks on the next aisle. Glitzy hardware adds an element of challenge for those so inclined, but nothing ...

The annual threadfin shad spawn has begun on both Belton and Stillhouse Hollow lakes and brings with it a number of new options and opportunities which the winter’s cold water period did not offer.

The questions usually begin in late January: "Heard anything about the shad? Anybody catching them?" Every spring American shad make their way from the ocean and head up Lowcountry rivers to spawn.

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 ...

Dave Burruss of Clear Lake Outdoors reports that black bass fishing at the lake is good for anglers when using their livescope. The fish are feeding on schools of threadfin shad, so as you can imagine ...

The (really) oldtimers called the upcoming full moon the Pink Moon, and we'll tell you why. And why some call it the Fish ...

It’s the subtleties that can make the difference between catching no shad and potentially one worth about $20,000 this week in the Easton-Phillipsburg area. The 14th annual Bi-State Shad Fishing ...