06-25-2019, 02:33 PM
Quote:Fall is probably the time of greatest abundance of eating sized shad. Most are in the 2-3 inch range.
That makes a lot more sense. My most significant experience with shad was at Elephant Butte in NM. The lake has both gizzard and threadfin shad. In the summer the guides there would net young gizzards that were 5-7 inches long and use them for the big stripers. The ones I talked to said they had tried adults, but they caught more fish on the 5 to 7 inch juveniles.
I assumed those were first year fish and that the 2-3 inch ones were threadfin. I can tell them apart, but I didn't take the time to check. So much to learn and so little time.
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