HURON, Ohio — Lake Erie gizzard shad don't like chilly water, a bonus for fishermen when water temperature slowly ebbs at this time of year.

A gizzard shad, seen here bleeding at the sides and mouth, lies dead on a sand and pebble beach near Saint Joseph, Ont. Grisly images like these are why scientists suspect VHS might be behind the ...

Chronicle/Ken StevensA Michigan Department of Natural Resources official said a hard winter likely is what caused a large fish kill on Mona Lake. Thousands of gizzard shad were found along the shore.

For decades, sturgeon numbers have fallen in the Great Lakes. But in recent years, the ancient species has been coming back.

The St. Johns River Water Management District has reinstated an ambitious project to remove the prolific American gizzard shad from the waters of Lake Apopka. As early as this weekend 30 commercial… ...

In the sweltering July heat, a dozen or so fishermen deploy across Lake George on weekdays, working to control an exploding population of gizzard shad. The fish — which aren’t popular f… ...

While talking with a couple of Lake Mead fishermen recently, the subject turned to gizzard shad. Since they showed up in Lake Mead in 2007, gizzards have displaced threadfin shad as both the ...

Based on preliminary sampling, the effort to eliminate gizzard shad from Lake Sugema, one of southeast Iowa's most popular lakes, appears to have worked. Last November, the Department of Natural ...

Gizzard shad present a challenge to managing small impoundments, which are designed to provide close-to-home fishing opportunities, the agency said in a news release announcing the moves.

A gizzard shad, seen here bleeding at the sides and mouth, lies dead on a sand and pebble beach near Saint Joseph, Ont. Grisly images like these are why scientists suspect VHS might be behind the ...