Shoreline anglers have to do some long-distance casting to get at migrating shad. That makes the use of certain types of equipment, lighter lines and better casting skills a must. One of the main ...

I checked the bean trees across my driveway this week and the purple blooms are just coming out. This means one big thing for me. It s time for a shad fishing trip on the Roanoke. The great thing ...

Anglers have long used different environmental phenomena to mark the onset of their sporting seasons. For example, many fishermen maintain that when eastern North Carolina’s ubiquitous dogwoods begin ...

BOISE, Idaho — Tight Lines 208 is dedicated to helping people become better anglers through education. The Tackle Tip is designed to give readers a crash course on a specific lure or gear item. Want ...

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

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 ...

It’s the subtleties that can make the difference between catching no shad and potentially one worth about $20,000 this week in the Easton-Phillipsburg area. The 14th annual Bi-State Shad Fishing ...

Think safety first when it comes to winter fishing. Beware of ice on boat ramps during subfreezing temperatures. Watch for ice that may form in the backs of coves. Smaller lakes may freeze completely ...

The rig is usually made of four to six small files tied in tandem a few inches apart on a leader. The swivel on the upper end of the rig is attached to the terminal end of the fishing line, and a ...

To protect hickory shad from snagging during spring spawning runs, avid angler Wayne Blottenberger of Bel Air is proposing Department of Natural Resources regulation changes for shad fishing in parts ...