Thanks guys. Here is a question I recently was asked. Any thoughts. Here are the facts.

A 13 acre pond in central MS with a plankton bloom (green to brown visa 18in +-) and existing BG/RES and LMB population all sizes (generally balanced to slightly LMB crowded). The pond was stocked with TShad (2 loads-16,000 fish +-) of adults on April 16. As per the hatchery they were about to spawn. Put in by pipe there were only a few floaters after 2 hours. Water temps probably about 65 degrees. A week later very few TShad (small school of about 30) were seen in shallow water. A week after that a few individuals seen. Since then no sign of them or yoy on surface or around the shallows. No thermocline and good water quality. No schools seen feeding. Fishfinder search was inconclusive. Pond has some plants in shallow water (pondweed , some reeds and lilies and some alligator weed and slight amount of FA on bottom) but no deep water veg. Has a number of brush piles surface to bottom. Fishfinder showed what appeared to be deepwater veg. (did not look like schools of fish but possible) in 8ft + of water near bottom. There once, later in a different place or in several places. Water temp now 75 with continuous bloom 14 -24 in visa.

What is you assessment ? Are the TShad still there or gone? Have they spawned if there ? What makes you have that conclusion?