Originally Posted by kswaterfowler
Originally Posted by FishinRod
I think threadfin shad would be a great additional forage species for the size of trophy LMB in this lake.

However, KC Kansas is probably going to be too cold to sustain a population. With the available deepwater refuge, they might survive a mild winter. I suspect it would be very difficult to keep them for several years.

Literature suggests their lower temperature range is 42F.
Coffey County Lake now has a population of threading shad.
I'm an hour south of that lake... do you know how long they've been in there? How many winters have they survived?


19 acre watershed pond
LMB, BC/WC, Bluegill, Crawfish, GShiners