From Northern Florida to Maine, American and hickory shad leave the ocean and pile into coastal rivers every spring to spawn. I’d argue that every East Coast angler should learn how to catch shad. In ...

For generations, the white bucktail jig has been hailed as the most versatile lure ever. So effective is its ability to catch any fish anywhere, bucktails were once stocked in military-issue survival ...

If you’re interested in learning how to fish a chatterbait, then you probably already have some basic knowledge about this effective bass lure. One of the more revolutionary baits to come along, Z-Man ...

From Northern Florida to the Canadian Maritimes, American shad flood coastal rivers every spring. Their annual spawning run from far out in the Atlantic is historically significant: it provided a ...

Winter Haven Chain - Navigation between lakes has improved with heavy summer and tropical rains this year. Look for schooling largemouth bass over eelgrass patches, and fish them with shad-imitating ...

Council Grove: Catfish fair in the mainlake drifting live shad and using crawlers in the creeks. Saugeye fair along windy points or shorelines in less than 3 feet of water using shad-imitating ...