Recently discovered that I probably have gizzard shad in my pond. Not sure what to do about it and looking for suggestions.

It's 19 acres at full levels. Has a lot of shallow areas. And plenty of coontail around the edges.

Spent the summer removing bass (mostly anything under 3lbs) and crappie. The pond has both black and white crappie, as well as bullheads.

We've caught plenty of 5-7lb bass and the occasional crappie that's over 16".


No way I'll be able to kill it out and start over. Is there a recommended plan of management for a scenario like this?

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