From Northern Florida to the Canadian Maritimes, American shad flood coastal rivers every spring. Here's how — and where — to catch them.

Wintertime bass fishing can be phenomenal ... stick to natural shad colors or chartreuse. I love the A-rig because I can slow roll it on the bottom in 20 feet of water or chase the few remaining ...

As bass move up to the shallower water as it continues to get warmer, I have a lot of success throwing some type of square ...

If you’re specifically pike fishing, however, bite-offs can be avoided by incorporating a protective leader into your rig. These can be made from steel ... look and swim very similarly to a large shad ...

For newcomers to the sport, it is crucial to familiarise oneself with the necessary gear and the specific rigs employed in various fishing scenarios. One of the most effective methods for ...

Fishermen are finding white perch in Mullica River and the first shad of the ... Fisherman's Den. The catch is very nominal ...

Jerk baits, Alabama rigs, crank baits or jig and pigs are good lure choices for black bass, said Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers. Flip Putthoff is a staff photographer and outdoors ...

Shad tend to move up and down those ledges. Culpepper's strategy for catching crappie in winter at Barnett Reservoir is much the same as Krutz's methods at Eagle Lake.

The catch is very nominal to say the least but a couple of the regulars on the L Street floating dock finally got a few bites on the worm rigs ... to get the first shad of the spring run on ...