A few days ago, Dennis Covert of Columbia was carefully dismantling his fly-fishing gear alongside Deer Creek in Harford County and wondering about the shad fishing. Was he too early? He was also ...

Traveling to the Roanoke River to fly fish for Hickory Shad. This week on Carolina Outdoor Journal, we travel to the Roanoke River to fly fish for Hickory Shad. On Gear Time, our anglers discuss 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 ...

Here is a tip that will increase your success on the water. Once you understand it, everything about your fishing changes. Bass anglers—especially on the tournament scene—talk constantly about ...

I love fly-fishing for shad. Many times shad have saved me from going fishless when targeting striped bass. They hit the fly readily, fight hard and look kind of like little tarpon. I’ve caught them ...

In an early May Bass Pro Tour tournament on the Tennessee River, Major League Fishing pro David Walker explained the importance of playing your cards right when a shad-spawn bite goes bust, switching ...

—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 that only approximates that. And then I forget that I’m trying to keep count ...