Flip Putthoff/NWA Democrat-Gazette Bruce Darr isn’t a fishing guide, but he caught this dandy striped bass on a fly rod in ...

Feeding white bass forage primarily on gizzard shad and will hit everything from spinners, small crankbaits and spoons to ...

A Potomac shad rig consists of two small, conical shad darts, one about a quarter-ounce in weight and the other about an eighth-ounce, tied to separate leaders 1 1/2 feet and 3 feet long off a ...

Below the 3-inch popping cork are various shad imitators intended to mimic the young-of-the-year shad which Belton Lake’s gamefish are now intensely focused on. The popping cork gives the angler ...

When water temperatures drop and schools of shad grow scarce, bass enthusiasts targeting the heaviest fish switch to an umbrella rig that imitates a small cloud of shad to turn the bite on. The ...

“It was later when we started casting those Cather Shad Rigs that we found it was more fun catching them that way on light spinning outfits,” said Woodham who began fishing the St. Johns as a ...

Catfish are biting well on minnows or live shad. Table Rock Lake Pete Wenners at Pete's Professional Guide Service recommends fishing for black bass with Alabama rigs worked over tree tops.

Water temperature in the low 80s.Fishing guide Ben Matsubu says crappie fishing has been hit or miss, but quality seems to be ...