Shad spawns can pay off big, but bass pros who win big money don’t go all in on them. To catch big bass all day during a shad spawn, you gotta know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em. In an ...

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 ...

For many bass fisheries across the country, the post-spawn is upon us. This means fish have made their beds, laid their eggs, and tiny little fry are beginning to hatch. The good news for anglers is ...

Spawning bass are not actively feeding so they seldom react to fast moving baits like they do other times of the year. Bass pro Kelly Jordon says slow is the way to go in the spring. When it comes to ...

We've all sung the post-spawn bass fishing blues. Life is good in April, when largemouths hit anything you throw wherever you go. When the spawn passes, anglers roam familiar haunts trying to rekindle ...

SAM RAYBURN — Water level is nine inches high and fairly clear to stained. Water temp in the upper 60s, low 70s. Lots of anglers fishing. Clint Wade with Outlaw Outdoors says bass are spawning in the ...

It was time for one of those False River trips, an annual adventure to gasp at one of Mother Nature’s wonders. As noted Thursday, the shad spawn is on in this near-to-Baton Rouge oxbow lake — it’s ...

Captain Mike Carter found lots of bass in the 3- to 5-pound range for his clients on Lake Guntersville this past week, most fishing deep grass for spawned out females with Producer Swimbaits and Choo ...

Striped bass are scattered over the south half of Beaver Lake, said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Locate schools of shad with electronics and striped bass should be nearby feeding on shad. Gulls also ...

We've all sung the post-spawn bass fishing blues. Life is good in April, when largemouths hit anything you throw wherever you go. When the spawn passes, anglers roam familiar haunts trying to rekindle ...