Shad can account for up to 75 percent of a bass' diet when they are the main baitfish. Gizzards will eat detritus off the lake bottom when mature and can grow very quickly, while threadfin are ...

Gizzard shad are not a gamefish nor are they considered edible by humans, but for bass anglers their life-cycle takes on special interest in spring, when they spawn from the end of April to late ...

The St. Johns River Water Management District has reinstated an ambitious project to remove the prolific American gizzard shad from the waters of Lake Apopka. As early as this weekend 30 commercial… ...

While talking with a couple of Lake Mead fishermen recently, the subject turned to gizzard shad. Since they showed up in Lake Mead in 2007, gizzards have displaced threadfin shad as both the ...

It’s just the gizzard shad, conveniently and reliably perishing so others might live. Gizzard shad die-off rite of spring Skip to main content Skip to main content ...