Originally posted by Meadowlark:
TopH2O,
You have a large enough pond(15 acres) that should provide ample places for the shad to escape LMB winter predation. That lack of escape water, has been the problem for me in small ponds in a couple of failed attempts at establishing them.
You are in good hands with Greg.
This may be another crazy idea but why not stock TS shad on an annual basis the same as tilapia?
If customer demand is high enough will not the prices come down � competition works!
As far as losing TSshad in cold weather predation by concentration in isolated deep water of pond, we have frequent mild winters in the southern states.
I don�t buy into the idea that they all concentrate in a deep hole in small ponds � I sometimes find my best wintertime striped bass in shallow coves, chasing shad seeking warming water on shallow west/northwest shorelines.
I love wintertime striped bass fishing � catching big moes chasing shad in cold shallow water. When we get a bad shad kill, it�s usually in the shallow coves where the TSshad are caught napping.
My experience frequently disagrees with competent fisheries biologists that don�t have the time and opportunity to spend time on the water.
