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 ...

Thirty juvenile Alabama shad are striking out on a 650-mile journey from the Ouachita River in southwest Arkansas to the Gulf ...

Dredging, invasive species and climate change also threaten this fish’s survival. Alabama shad have disappeared from 90% of their historic range. The Center previously petitioned for the shad in 2010, ...