I’M NOT MUCH of a fish counter, except for when it comes to false albacore—and even then, the action can get so crazy that I forget if I’ve landed four and lost three or vice versa or some equation ...

Staff at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission hatcheries throughout the state work in the colder months to improve future fishing conditions. More than 4 million threadfin shad have been raised in ...

The Kingfisher Shad Competition has really started to heat up. The leading fish is 3.64 kilos, second 2.9 kilos and third 2.1 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Many areas in this country have iconic species that add to the sense of place for the people who live there. The Texas Gulf Coast is busy working to restore the iconic Kemp’s ridley sea turtle. Here ...

As salmon and steelhead swim upstream, they’re now facing one more challenge in fish ladders. It’s a non-native fish competing for space: the American shad. At Lower Granite Dam on the Lower Snake ...

Fishing for hickory and white (American) shad has been a rite of spring for centuries in mid-Atlantic country. In our area the locus of shad fishing is the Susquehanna River complex, which includes ...

After a record-setting year in 2021, the Bi-State Shad Fishing Contest is back for its 11th run with thousands in cash and prizes and a brand-new website that makes it easier than ever for people to ...

—and even then, the action can get so crazy that I forget if I’ve landed four and lost three or vice versa or some equation that only approximates that. And then I forget that I’m trying to keep count ...