Each year around this time in the spring, threadfin shad, the primary forage fish on Belton Lake, begin to spawn. Like many things in nature, the threadfin shad spawn follows a bell-shaped curve, ...

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 ...

HEBER SPRINGS (AGFC) – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has initiated a project to bring excellent fishing back to Greers Ferry Lake, and it all starts with what is on the menu. Early in 2015, ...

The annual threadfin shad spawn is now in full swing on Belton Lake. Most every morning, millions of these small forage fish, each roughly 3½ inches in length, transition rapidly from deep water up ...

RUSSELLVILLE — Anglers competing in the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament this week will find Lake Dardanelle much different than the one they fished in 2005 and 2007. The main difference is that the ...

Giant pumps that deliver water to San Joaquin Valley farms trapped hundreds of thousands of threadfin shad this week, raising a vivid reminder of the escalating conflict between water deliveries and ...

Masses of spawning threadfin shad have begun running the shorelines and boat dock edges this week. This early morning event has ignited a feeding frenzy among the black bass clan. My recent clients ...