Shad many, wipers none

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Fished off the west dike at Willard Monday evening. Didn't get a bite and all I saw hitting the surface were carp. However, I did note numerous shad in the shallow water along the west dike at sunset. They were even balling up in mats right at the waters edge. I'm not sure if it was spawning behavior or they were just feeding in mass on the prolific plankton along the waters edge. Where they would ball up, the water looked like it was simmering, like a low rolling boil. The Egrets were feasting on them.
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