The single most sought after food source for the gamefish in our local reservoirs is the shad. We have two species of shad in both Belton and Stillhouse Hollow lakes — gizzard shad and threadfin shad.

An efficient and effective means of catching fish, a cast net is a circular net with a string of weights around the edge and a hand line in the center. Like the name suggests, it works by throwing the ...

From Northern Florida to Maine, American and hickory shad leave the ocean and pile into coastal rivers every spring to spawn. I’d argue that every East Coast angler should learn how to catch shad. In ...

I had to be tall enough to wear hip boots. That was the rule, and from the time I was 4 until my 8-year-old legs met the criteria, that rule really pissed me off. I’d sit on the basement steps while ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Bait is a crucial part of catching fish in Tampa Bay. When looking for live bait, it can be expensive. Using a cast net to catch your bait is an effective way to save a little ...

Tom Clifford fishes for shad under Chain Bridge, on the District side of the Potomac. He's holding a lure called a Nungesser, above which is a shad dart. (John Kelly/The Washington Post) Perspective ...

In this fun cast net fishing session, I use a cast net as a bait trap to catch some incredibly colorful bait fish for my next big catch. Watch as I throw, scoop, and reveal a surprising variety of ...

I checked the bean trees across my driveway this week and the purple blooms are just coming out. This means one big thing for me. It s time for a shad fishing trip on the Roanoke. The great thing ...

When it comes to American shad in the Delaware River, there are only two things that are guaranteed: The fish are going to make their annual migratory spawning run up river each spring, and the ...

I’M NOT MUCH of a fish counter, except for when it comes to false albacore—and even then, the action can get so crazy that I forget if I’ve landed four and lost three or vice versa or some equation ...

Mullet fishing with a cast net is a tradition that’s lasted many generations along the Gulf Coast, especially in the Florida Panhandle. It’s a common sight to see a net fisherman waiting patiently ...