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 ...

—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 ...

The (really) oldtimers called the upcoming full moon the Pink Moon, and we'll tell you why. And why some call it the Fish ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dec. 19—Commercial fishermen can take to the water beginning Jan. 1 at 12 a.m. to take advantage of the opening day of shad season ...

For decades American shad have been one of Western Massachusetts’ signature fish, flooding the Connecticut River in the spring when they head upstream from the Atlantic Ocean to spawn. This is a story ...

spring in search of their ancestral spawning grounds. Following the spawning American shad from Trenton north to Hancock, N.Y., are thousands of anglers who anxiously cast colorful lead “darts” and ...

Join us this week as we fish the Cape Fear River for the sporty American White Shad. Join us this week as we fish the Cape Fear River for the sporty American White Shad. On gear time our anglers ...

The first basic rule of fishing is: fish where the fish are. So, if you knew that there were over a million fish swimming in a nearby river right this very moment, wouldn’t you go fishing to try to ...

ATHENS - Water level is about two inches high and clear. Water temp in the upper 60s. Bass anglers reporting some solid fish around grass bed edges on Flukes, Senkos and Texas rigs. Also some fish on ...

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 ...

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 ...