At the farm I work at they have this sweet 5 acre lake that is full of big bass. Well I went fishing there and I would know whenever a fish would be following my lure because a bunch of little fish would jump out of the water. Like they thought the bass was going for them. They didn't look like bluegill at all. I think maybe they're shad, but the owners didn't stock it with shad. Maybe someone put them in or the eggs hitched a ride on a bird or something? I think they are thriving in there cause the bass are sure fat!
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Are They Shad?
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Missouribassman95
, Mar 13 2012 08:36 PM
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Posted March 13 2012 - 08:36 PM
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Posted March 13 2012 - 09:25 PM
It's always possible, the main habbitat for shad usually has a stream or river running through it. Migration pattern for shad.
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Posted March 22 2012 - 11:37 PM
they are probably golden shiners
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Posted March 23 2012 - 02:36 AM
I would guess some type of shiner as well. They swim in huge schools. Bring some bread next time you go and chum the water. You should be able to get a better look at them.
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Posted March 23 2012 - 05:10 AM
Try a cast net after the bread.
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Posted March 23 2012 - 07:00 PM
It only takes one person dumping a bucket of shiners in a pond for it to get a permanant population of them. They jump out of the water a lot like shad and are similar colors/shapes but if you can net a couple you'll be able to tell what you're dealing with.
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Posted March 24 2012 - 03:51 PM
Pretty sure shad couldn't live in there
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Posted March 24 2012 - 04:07 PM
Wow. Just had this problem yesterday, huge schools of fish in the lake I live on, didn't know what they were.. Me and my friend caught 2 and they were shiners the size of your hand! So crazy, bass and pickeral must love those. Didn't know shiners were in schools either.
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Posted March 24 2012 - 04:12 PM
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Posted March 24 2012 - 05:22 PM
Ya I bet the Shiners are really good for the fish population. They're food for just about everything!Wow. Just had this problem yesterday, huge schools of fish in the lake I live on, didn't know what they were.. Me and my friend caught 2 and they were shiners the size of your hand! So crazy, bass and pickeral must love those. Didn't know shiners were in schools either.
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Posted March 24 2012 - 08:07 PM
Ya I bet the Shiners are really good for the fish population. They're food for just about everything!
Yeah for sure man! Just cast my lure a bit beyond the schools of them, and bass are all over it. It's a massive feeding frenzy of basically every fish in my lake haha!
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Posted March 26 2012 - 11:13 PM
Saw schools of gold shiners bustin' up like crazy the past week, unfortunately, there were about a dozen snapping turtles in the cove causing the commotion!! 
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Posted March 29 2012 - 08:16 AM
Deep strip mine pits around here contain shad, some get huge.
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Posted March 30 2012 - 12:10 PM
Were they winged shad possibly? Maybe the queen flew in and set up a new nest in your pond.
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