February is an exciting time for bass fishing, and having the right baits can make all the difference. Justin Cooper shares his go-to picks for forward-facing sonar, grass fishing, and ...

David Confair and his fishing pal Grant Usilton were drift fishing for big longnose gar in Confair’s 23-foot boat on February ...

A new study by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources confirms the negative impact Chesapeake Channa has on other fish ...

When targeting suspended fish using Garmin LiveScope, Cooper relies on the Bass Pro Shops XPS Rock’n Shad in Green Gizzard. His key strategy is locating bait balls first, as bass will follow.

“Target the current around big drop-offs near the flats with the big Alabama rigs, because gizzard shad should be out there ... The next month, Poss licensed Mann’s Bait Company to build ...

Chesapeake Channa were first reported in Blackwater in 2012, and today it is a popular recreational fishing area for ... species were common carp, gizzard shad, and then white perch.

Through a special Department of Natural Resources permit available to anyone who applies and fulfills all the conditions, I’ll toss a cast net for gizzard shad to use as bait for lake sturgeon.

They succumbed to a small blade bait yo-yoed near the woody branches. At times baitfish – gizzard shad – were so thick they blotted out the sonar screen and were occasionally snagged on the blade bait ...