Staff at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission hatcheries throughout the state work in the colder months to improve future fishing conditions. More than 4 million threadfin shad have been raised in ...

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.

The use of live shad is a very effective technique which can out-produce artificial lures, and can appeal to a variety of game and non-game species. This past week alone my clients boated 253 fish ...

When longtime Lake Powell fisheries biologist Wayne Gustaveson looks back on the the 2014 fishing year, he might be thankful for a silvery little fish that sustains the lake's entire food pyramid.