Any Shad Running The Bank At Bagnell Yet?

[jesse]

wanting some fresh shad for my first trip to the MO river in jeff,gonna fish the wing dams and see what happen's. so i was just wondering if any one's seen any shad running the bank at bagnell yet. if not how long or when do they start coming up closer??? i've only lived here for 3 year's now and havnt really kept track of when they where around last year.it drive's me nut's waiting on the shad! so it would help my nerve's alot if some one knew around when they start gettin close.

anyone found any mushroom's yet??

i've only found 3 red's and a buddy found a white today.very small.

[jesse]

wanting some fresh shad for my first trip to the MO river in jeff,gonna fish the wing dams and see what happen's. so i was just wondering if any one's seen any shad running the bank at bagnell yet. if not how long or when do they start coming up closer??? i've only lived here for 3 year's now and havnt really kept track of when they where around last year.it drive's me nut's waiting on the shad! so it would help my nerve's alot if some one knew around when they start gettin close.

anyone found any mushroom's yet??

i've only found 3 red's and a buddy found a white today.very small.

i've found the shad!! went to the dam 2 day's ago and they were all along the wall...WOO.

[Seth]

Good to know the shad are up already. I might head up there and give the snagging and hybrid fishing a try over my Easter break.

[brownieman]

I like to stand on the observation deck behind the dam with a good pair of binocs and look down in the water...when the shad are thick on the wall and around that cement platform down at the water level it's amazing the size fish you can see.

A pair of good binocs makes one heck of a difference...if guys are casting up that wall you can watch the fish flash their plugs deep, kinda neat...once in a while some big sob's.

[ozarkgunner]

I like to stand on the observation deck behind the dam with a good pair of binocs and look down in the water...when the shad are thick on the wall and around that cement platform down at the water level it's amazing the size fish you can see.

A pair of good binocs makes one heck of a difference...if guys are casting up that wall you can watch the fish flash their plugs deep, kinda neat...once in a while some big sob's.

It gets hard to get bait up there when it is thick with shad. You catch a lot game fish in your net and you have to get them turned lose really quick.

FYI: Bagnell is ALWAYS watched by game wardens. I am legal 100% of the time, but that's just the way it is up there. DON'T go past the line !!!!!!!!!!