Shad fishing is a game of catch and release. Hooking into a 3 pound fish that makes fast and strong runs often times jumping up to 3 feet out of the water is the finest way I can think of to start ...

which these lures imitate.To locate the shad, slowly troll parallel to the bank in 7-10 feet of water while dragging several darts and spoons. If the current is strong, you may need a small diving ...

As time passes, Virginians are further and further removed from a time when American shad were culturally and economically relevant.

For generations, anglers have been lining Eastern rivers to do battle with shad. The fun usually starts when the water temperature nears ... and if the hole gets too big, one jump or head shake, and ...

Some of the action has been coming from along the dam, but most of the bass are being caught off the bottom in water about 20 ... bass that he lost on a jump. Although shad-pattern lures are ...

After my crappie trip, I went back out and bass fished. We have been using shad colored rattle traps and crank baits in 3-6 feet of water in the backs of coves in creeks where boulder rocks and ...