Gizzard shad are not a gamefish nor are they considered edible by humans, but for bass anglers their life-cycle takes on special interest in spring, when they spawn from the end of April to late June ...

It’s an Indiana Jones-worthy quest, and Steve “Montana” Fontana has accepted the challenge. For a bass fishermen, finding the perfect spinnerbait doesn’t seem to be as daunting as the pursuit of 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 ...

As the bass spawn begins to wind down each spring, the shad spawn begins to peak. And that's good news for anglers who know how to take advantage of this bounty. Young Ryan Winchester and Jake Lee, ...

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Blue, channel and flathead catfish fair on crawfish, cut bait, hot dogs, live shad and stinkbait below the dam, along channels, main lake and river channel. Crappie fair on crankbaits, minnows and ...

Rocky Fork Lake: Work the points with green/pumpkin worms or crankbaits to catch bass. Saugeyes are hitting white twisters and jigs around the island and in front of the south beach. For crappies, ...

So it’s not like the legendary search for the Holy Grail, but for guys like Steve Fontana, fishermen who wake every morning on a quest for the perfect bass lure, there’s a clear parallel. “I never ...