How did Ott DeFoe earn his fifth BPT trophy, and what were the Top 5 bass lures that produced on the final day?

American eels are catadromous, meaning they spend most of their lives in freshwater rivers and estuaries, but migrate to the ocean to spawn. By Page Leggett Consider the eel. Unlike most eel species, ...

The 14th annual Bi-State Shad Fishing Contest opened Thursday on the Delaware River and runs through Sunday. This year’s contest drew 1,157 registrants, up about 50 from last year, organizer ...

American shad stop feeding once they enter cold freshwater. They strike out of annoyance, slashing at shad darts, tiny jigs, and flutter spoons. The real skill is figuring out where to position ...

Both white (American) shad and hickories migrate up Virginia rivers. Both strike the same lures and flies, and both jump wildly across the surface like miniature tarpon when hooked. Shad appeal to ...

Now, American shad are causing the most trouble for fish ladders in the region, she said. “They kind of chill out. They don’t necessarily go all the way out of our ladder and then they spawn.

According to the Holyoke Gas & Electric Robert E. Barrett Fishway, more than 3,000 shad went through the Holyoke Fish Lift recorded between April 22nd and April 29th. Over the past 10 years, 5.5 ...

In contrast, the fall midwater trawl abundance indices for striped bass, Delta smelt, longfin smelt, splittail and threadfin shad between 1967 and 2020 declined by 99.7%, 100%, 99.96%, 100%, and ...