Where's the Shad?

[cmcclu]

AGFC newsletter article says the threadfin shad population in Greer's Ferry Lake is "virtually nonexistent" due to low water levels the past few years. They will be raising threadfin shad in the nursery pond next year and will discontinue stocking of black bass, hybrids, and walleye until the forage population recovers and then will stock those species in numbers that will be more tolerable for low water years (reduced numbers).

Sounds like a significant development and one that I can not recall occurring before. In fact I didn't really think the lake had been that low. Does not sound so promising for the future of the hybrid and walleye fishing. I love fishing for both so I am hoping for a shad explosion and the resumption of the stocking efforts quickly.

[SDB777]

Spoke to a fella on the river that had read the article today.....he's calling BS on this 'report'.

There are plenty of fish in the lake, just because they aren't easy to catch doesn't mean there is a problem....(his words, not mine).

His statement that the lake hasn't been as warm as in the past made sense, the shad don't come to the top when the lake doesn't come up it temps....

Scott (dang fish should jump in the boat) B

[ZX190Jones]

I am up around Eden Isle a lot and I haven't seen that many shad around this year! I think the population is down. You can look at tournament results and that shows that the fishing is not good.