Match up Shad are maybe the best known bass forage, with myriad lures imitating them. The two most popular species are gizzard shad and ... shad may get purple or green coloration on their backs.

It’s just the gizzard shad, conveniently and reliably perishing so others might live. The shad seemingly exist to breed and be eaten. They also don’t tolerate cold well — this is the ...

OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- Sturgeon in the Lake Winnebago system are feasting on a fish called gizzard shad, according to a Department of Natural Resources survey. The DNR examined the stomachs of 87 fish ...

It was similar to the rate seen in 2020. Another key food source, gizzard shad, had a weak hatch in 2021. The DNR says those fish have not had a strong hatch since 2016. Both gizzard shad and lake ...

Franklin Pearce, 72, never thought he would taste gizzard shad caught in Lake Apopka ... choking off the lake and turning it pea green. Shad, meanwhile, absorb the phosphorus as they eat ...

Fall is upon us. With longer nights and cold fronts, the leaves begin to turn, the waters cool and the fish move shallow. One predictable pattern this time of year is the migration of shad into ...

A northern Kentucky lake will remain closed through Feb. 16 while the state works to try to get rid of gizzard shad, a species that is making it harder for other fish to grow in the lake.Kentucky ...

Match up Shad are maybe the best known bass forage, with myriad lures imitating them. The two most popular species are gizzard shad and ... shad may get purple or green coloration on their backs.