Following up on my Gizzard shad post from two years ago:
I had a load of Gizzard Shad put into my pond in 5/13. I was not there when they were delivered and frankly have not seen one until yesterday (I have not shocked since 2/13). Yesterday I noticed a couple of fish spawning on a shallow bank. I was able to get a great look at them from the bank. They were about 7-8 inches long and a little thicker than the threadfin. Saw a few more down the bank but they swam away as I approached.
In my original post I stated that since 2005 I had caught 48 LMB in the 5-8 pound range and I wanted to try and step things up to the next level, so was considering adding some Gizzard Shad. Had some great discussion on this forum.
In the Summer of 2013 (after adding the Gizzard), I caught two 8.5's. Then between March of 2014 and March of 2015 I caught a 9 pounder and two 9.5 pounders. My over 5 pound total is up to 90 LMB as of today, so the pond is still producing and I'm assuming the Gizzard are helping put some weight on the the bigger fish. I know it's still in the early stages but I am very pleased with the experiment so far.
Thanks!
