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, ...

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 ...

Although throwing topwater baits is exciting, expecting those explosive blow-ups, reaction baits with better hook-up ratios will put more fish in your boat during Tennessee River reservoir shad-spawns ...