Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted April 4, 2023 Root Admin Share Posted April 4, 2023 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. JestersHK, Johnsfolly, Daryk Campbell Sr and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Miloshewski Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 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, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Wow, going to be some fat trout. trythisonemv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JestersHK Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Between the scuds and shad there's gonna be some sea monsters growing for sure! trythisonemv, Johnsfolly, Quillback and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted April 5, 2023 Author Root Admin Share Posted April 5, 2023 13 hours ago, JestersHK said: Between the scuds and shad there's gonna be some sea monsters growing for sure! Don't forget sculpins. JestersHK, Johnsfolly and trythisonemv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trythisonemv Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 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, 2023 Author Root Admin Share Posted April 5, 2023 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, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 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, 2023 Author Root Admin Share Posted April 6, 2023 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. BilletHead, JestersHK, ness and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted April 6, 2023 Author Root Admin Share Posted April 6, 2023 26 inch solid 10 pound rainbow this morning. Beautiful fish. JestersHK, bfishn, dpitt and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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