When water temperatures drop and schools of shad grow scarce, bass enthusiasts targeting the heaviest fish switch to an umbrella rig that imitates a small cloud of shad to turn the bite on. The best ...

When you absolutely, positively have to catch a fish, live bait is the only way to go, period. While artificial lures are variously new, improved, or otherwise hyped worldwide, the lowly worm and 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 ...

Live bait is best for catching striped bass. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends using brood minnows or shad. The south half of the lake is best for wintertime stripers. Locate shad schools with ...

The last two weeks’ articles have touched on how extremely focused Belton Lake’s gamefish are right now on pursuing and consuming the small, young-of the-year shad which are so abundant following this ...

Striped bass are scattered over the south half of Beaver Lake, said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Locate schools of shad with electronics and striped bass should be nearby feeding on shad. Gulls also ...