Originally Posted By: jludwig
Originally Posted By: DavidBiss
Thinking of stocking some threadfin shad. I've found a supplier, but have to get them within the next day or so - My pond is near Paris Texas. I've read mortality occurs near 42 degrees for the threadfin. I know they exist in Texoma which is the same northerly location as my pond.

Does anyone know the suggested stocking rate - i have an existing pond with LMB and CNBG - 2 acres

Opinions on survivability over the winters?


I think the water dynamics of an 88,000 acre lake and a 2 acre are going to significantly different. I wouldn't correlate the shad surviving in Lake Texoma with the shad being able to sure in your pond.

As far as winter survivability, someone else with better knowledge will have comment fully.


I am no expert, but have studied this a bit in preparation for my pond near Hallsville, TX. Apparently it is very important for shad winter survival to have deep water that is relatively stable in term of temperature. So a deep pond, say 25 to 30 feet near the dam, offers better chances of overwintering than a pond with maximum depth of 10 or 12 feet.

7ac 2015 CNBG RES FHM 2016 TP FLMB 2017 NLMB GSH L 2018 TP & 70 HSB PK 2019 TP RBT 2020 TFS TP 25 HSB 250 F1,L,RBT -206 2021 TFS TP GSH L,-312 2022 GSH TP CR TFS RBT -234, 2023 BG TP TFS NLMB, -160