Fish Stocked

Largemouth Bass
Tiger Bass
Northern Bass
Florida Bass
Coppernose Bluegill
Shellcracker
Fathead Minnows
Grass Carp
Threadfin Shad
Golden Shiners
Black Crappie
Threadfin Shad
Threadfin Shad

Threadfin shad have proven to be an excellent forage fish for largemouth bass in fertile lakes and ponds. Threadfin rarely exceed 5 to 7 inches in length, making them an ideal-size food item for almost all bass. They are schooling, filter-feeding bait fish that swim through the open water of the lake.

Threadfin are sexually mature at 2 to 2 ½ inches and spawning has been documented from March through September in the South. One load (5,000 to 7,000) is usually recommended for each 20 acres. Threadfin shad can be stocked in spring, summer, or fall. American Sport Fish has a pure culture of pond-raised threadfin shad and guarantees live delivery.
 

Seasonal Tips

Threadfin Shad Are Available Now!

shad_harvest_webSexually mature threadfin shad are now available from American Sport Fish Hatchery. Our hatchery ponds are full of healthy adult threadfin shad and we will begin our deliveries on June 15.

These shad will spawn several times in your lake this summer. Many years ago, most of the lakes and ponds in the southeast were stocked during the summer using this technique. Most lake managers in East Texas continue to stock threadfin shad during the summer, with good success.

If you are not observing schools of threadfin shad on the surface of your lake in the late afternoon, you need to add them to your lake. If you miss a threadfin shad spawn this year, you may reduce food production for your bass for the next two years.

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