Research from North Carolina State University finds that dam removal improves spawning grounds for American shad and seems likely to improve survival rates for adult fish, juveniles and eggs – but for ...

To catch boatloads of big Tennessee River bass during a shad spawn, Major League Fishing Pro David Walker spends his mornings casting reaction baits and finesse rigs at freshwater mussel beds on the ...

In an early May Bass Pro Tour tournament on the Tennessee River, Major League Fishing pro David Walker explained the importance of playing your cards right when a shad-spawn bite goes bust, switching ...

It's not exactly a secret, but the shad bite comes and goes so quickly on the TVA lakes that not a whole lot of fishermen ever get in on it. This year, it's running late due to the cold spring, but as ...

The entrance to the Fairmount Fish Way (left) leads to a labyrinth of chambers that allow fish to ascend gradually. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks) Fishermen try their luck in the Schuylkill near the ...

It’s part swirling tub of green canal water, part bordello. The shad spawning tank in Easton’s Hugh Moore Park received a $6,000 donation from PPL Corp. on Thursday as well as an underwater camera ...

As the bass spawn begins to wind down each spring, the shad spawn begins to peak. And that's good news for anglers who know how to take advantage of this bounty. Young Ryan Winchester and Jake Lee, ...

To catch boatloads of big Tennessee River bass during a shad spawn, Major League Fishing Pro David Walker spends his mornings casting reaction baits and finesse rigs at freshwater mussel beds on the ...

Note: Second in a series of articles examining the plight of the American shad in the Delaware River and its tributaries. No one denies that the number of American shad returning to the Delaware River ...

Dam removal improves spawning grounds for American shad and seems likely to improve survival rates for adult fish, juveniles and eggs -- but for different reasons. The researchers focused on a small ...