Freshwater Fishing
Fill up your bait tank with big gizzard shad when targeting Lake Murray stripers
Striper fisherman Chip Bragg confesses catching big gizzard shad might be as tough as catching big stripers on those same shad. […]
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SC’s shad run gives February anglers some real hope
One of South Carolina’s hottest-biting February fish is typically referred to as “bait” the rest of the year. It’s time for the shad run, which gives anglers tired of waiting for warm weather an excuse to get on the water for the first time of the year. […]
Bass Fishing
Rapala’s Shadow Rap Shad
Rapala, one of the most-recognizable and respected brands in the artificial lure manufacturing business, introduced a jerkbait at the 2015 Bassmaster Classic. […]
Bass Fishing
Key on shad, bream beds
The bluegill and shad spawns add up to a big bonanza for bass fishermen on Lake Wateree this month, according to tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden.
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Shad fishing already heating up on Neuse River
For some, it’s the blooming of dogwood trees that mark the beginning of spring. But for many of North Carolina’s anglers it’s the shad run that tells them winter is over. […]
Bass Fishing
Lake James smallmouth biting live shad and bright artificials
There’s a chill in the air this week at Lake James, not too many boats on the lake, and plenty of smallmouth bass that are biting. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Double up for shad
Using a two-jig tandem rig for shad is the way to go in the tailrace of the Cooper River in the early springtime. […]
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Sack spring shad – South Carolina’s best spring run of American Shad is in the Cooper River tailrace
On the eve of spring, an awesome fishery erupts this month in the Cooper River tailrace downstream from 60,000-acre Lake Moultrie. […]
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Forget the cold! Catch white perch, crappie around schools of threadfin shad
Freshwater anglers who think the recent cold snaps have signaled the end of fishing until spring need to set their sights on white perch and crappie. […]
Bass Fishing
In the fall, follow the shad and spoon-feed the bass
We’re approaching the fall fishing season, and many largemouth bass anglers await its coming with great anticipation. […]