Quote Originally Posted by Catfish Bob View Post
What about the ice storm of 09? It froze Taylorsville an Salt River for a good amount of time. The lake was rock solid. Last year I remember seeing more shad flipping than I had ever seen. Late in the day, Salt River would look like the Super Bowl crowd, all the lights flashing, it would look like that from shad flipping.
Does T-ville have Threadfins in it? Thought they were Gizzard Shad. The threadfin is more prone to cold water die offs.

On a side note, Threadfin are often stocked in lakes to provide forage for other species. Unlike the Gizzard Shad they do not grow so big that few fish can eat them. Even an adult sized Threadfin can be eaten by an average sized bass. Gizzards get big (like 16 inches or so). There are only a few fish in most lakes that can eat a bait that size so they can become a pest if they are allowed to over populate. Not likely to happen with Threadfin as they'll provide meals for preditor fish and have die offs some years.

Andrew