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

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 ...

Logan Herrera, 4, of Santa Fe caught multiple smallmouth bass, crappie, white bass and walleye at Conchas Lake using bright-colored Flicker Shad lures and worm-harness rigs on May 19. Christina ...

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 ...

Jerk baits, Alabama rigs, crank baits or jig and pigs are good lure choices for black bass, said Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Work them along rock or gravel points and rocky banks.

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 ...