Hundreds of large native fish will be hoisted over the dam for their annual migration. American Shad spend most of their lives in the ocean and return to freshwater to spawn for nearly ten years.

Some species of fish in Louisiana may have been affected by the very cold temperatures this week; state wildlife officials ...

Numbers of twaite shad in the Seven declined ... said the fish were sometimes known as the May Fish because they choose that month to migrate to freshwater. For that reason it has chosen 1 May ...

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries warns of potential fish kills throughout coastal Louisiana due to freezing water temperatures.

Lots of freshwater in the lake slowing the ... with ½-1ounce spoons has been the best technique. Live shad has been producing some fish but slabs are out fishing the bait. Report by Travis ...