Does anyone know if shad can live in a lake?
thanks,
shad question
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Guest_sunnyman97_*
, Feb 03 2009 06:43 PM
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#1 Guest_sunnyman97_*
Posted 03 February 2009 - 06:43 PM
#2 Guest_Uland_*
Posted 03 February 2009 - 06:48 PM
Yes they can and do.
#3 Guest_smbass_*
Posted 03 February 2009 - 07:11 PM
They actually are typically the most abundant fish in most man made reservoirs.
#4 Guest_rjmtx_*
Posted 03 February 2009 - 08:56 PM
Aaagh! *flashback to shad filled gill nets in lakes*
#5 Guest_Moontanman_*
Posted 03 February 2009 - 10:53 PM
Can they reproduce in a land locked lake or do they have to have access to a river?
#6 Guest_smbass_*
Posted 04 February 2009 - 06:30 PM
If your thinking of some of the saltwater species like the American and hickory shads I don't know the answer. As far as the more common gizzard shad and threadfin shad they definitely reproduce in lakes. They are extremely abundant here in our Ohio reservoirs and they are not stocked.
#7 Guest_Gambusia_*
Posted 06 February 2009 - 06:21 PM
I think all four major shad species can survive in freshwater lakes (gizzard, threadfin, hickory and American)
Also alewives and bluebacks can survive in freshwater lakes
Also alewives and bluebacks can survive in freshwater lakes
#8 Guest_smbass_*
Posted 07 February 2009 - 03:27 PM
There are two major groups of shad... one group can feed on both detritus and zooplankton (Dorosoma sp. including thradfin, gizzard, alabama maybe some others) and the others are more often referred to as herrings and feed entirely on zooplankton and are unable to process detritus (Alosa sp skipjack, alewife, bluebacks and I'm sure others). This is all from memory and I am unfamiliar with the saltwater species and where they fit into this, does anyone know off hand what genus American or hickory shads are? I know there are more species than I mentioned here as well.
#9 Guest_ashtonmj_*
Posted 07 February 2009 - 04:54 PM
Alosa
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