Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted April 4 Root Admin Share Posted April 4 When I went up lake yesterday about 5 pm, I was met by a wall of shad in the water about a mile below the dam. After 2 drifts from the dam to Lookout and only catching one rainbow, I fished on down and caught them good against the bluff bank. This morning I'm getting pics from guides showing big schools of threadfin shad in the water. Nonstop. I haven't gotten confirmation but I think they're coming through the turbines as well as over the 2 spill gates. nomolites, Seth, FishnDave and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Miloshewski Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Wow, that is great. It's about time! Wish I could be down there. trythisonemv 1 “To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.”--Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillback Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Wow, going to be some fat trout. trythisonemv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JestersHK Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Between the scuds and shad there's gonna be some sea monsters growing for sure! Seth, Johnsfolly, Daryk Campbell Sr and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted April 5 Author Root Admin Share Posted April 5 13 hours ago, JestersHK said: Between the scuds and shad there's gonna be some sea monsters growing for sure! Don't forget sculpins. Johnsfolly, JestersHK and trythisonemv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trythisonemv Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 46 minutes ago, Phil Lilley said: Don't forget sculpins. Hey would the over abundance of shad and scuds help increase sculpin population as well? I have had those little critters eat a minnow or wooly bugger . Johnsfolly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted April 5 Author Root Admin Share Posted April 5 5 hours ago, trythisonemv said: Hey would the over abundance of shad and scuds help increase sculpin population as well? I have had those little critters eat a minnow or wooly bugger . They're pretty aggressive eaters... but I think the constant flow of water helps their population better than food. They seem like they always get plenty to eat. trythisonemv and Johnsfolly 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshndoug Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 sculphins don't have big mouths for nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted April 6 Author Root Admin Share Posted April 6 I guess the shad are still pouring in. Huge numbers. I still can’t get anyone to tell me if it’s just over the top or through the turbines. I need to go up and see today. Seems like way too many to be over just 2 gates. Tony sent me this last evening. It’s a ball of shad on the surface below the dam. He said even though there’s Tom’s in the water, the white bite is good. JestersHK, dpitt, Quillback and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted April 6 Author Root Admin Share Posted April 6 26 inch solid 10 pound rainbow this morning. Beautiful fish. nomolites, JestersHK, dpitt and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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