Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Its August, still no BG spawn

Emerald shiner will not spawn in ponds, at least no one in the areas on the south shore of Lake Erie have been able to get them to spawn. Many including those at OSU Sea Grant have tried all sorts of methods. If someone could get emerald shiners to spawn in a pond they could be rich by selling the information how-to-do-it and the shiners to bait dealers on Lake Erie.

Your shiners are likely golden shiners since that is the only shiner sold by bait raisers and fish hatcheries. Small 2"-3" golden shiners look very much like many of the other common shiners.

I strongly think you had a BG hatch this summer. It is very likely the BG are staying further off shore and not collecting in large groups compared to the small shiners and or fatheads.