Fishing duo Cole and Jay find a secret lake with only giant redear shellcrackers.

Fishing duo Cole and Jay hook shellcrackers and bluegill on a secret jig before a snake bite.

Lake Grampus is gone and has left many anglers in Ashley County without a decent place to fish. Impounded from Bayou Bartholomew, Lake Grampus is a privately owned lake of about 300 acres near Hamburg ...

LIMA — The Allen Soil and Water Conservation District will offer its annual fish sale until Monday, March 31. Anyone interested in purchasing Yellow Perch, Largemouth Bass, Red Ear Shellcrackers, ...

You can bet freshwater fishermen are heading to the Santee Cooper lakes to take advantage of the warm springtime days. And while they may have the lakes' huge catfish in mind, they shouldn't overlook ...

1. In Lakeland, crickets and grass shrimp are being sold like crazy as shellcracker have been hot. On Saddle Creek, look for catfish using chicken liver and cut bait. Bass have been hitting on darker ...

OXFORD — The movie A River Runs Through It, and other films, contribute to the myth that fly fishing can only take place in streams and rivers where trout abound. Rex Robinson dispels that myth. The ...

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Nearly 40,000 fish have been restocked in Cherrydale Lake in the Mechanicsville area of Hanover County. As the first of three restocking events, the lake was stocked with ...

Oklahomans who aspire to catch a record-size sunfish might want to visit their nearest farm pond. Cord Smith, a 16-year-old from Cheyenne, is the new record holder after reeling a 2-pound, 5.6-ounce ...

Redear sunfish go by many names with chinquapin and shellcrackers being two of the more common in Mississippi. Although some anglers specifically target redear, they are often a by-catch for those ...

SOME SAY a big shellcracker is the most mysterious fish in freshwater. Properly called a redear sunfish, it’s three times the size of a keeper bluegill, on average, and just as delicious. But it’s ...