Shinners Dead?

  • jjknows
    WI
    Posts: 19
    March 18, 2013 at 4:55 pm #1334081

    I was on Pool 5 last Thursday and their were a crap ton of shinners that were either dead or swimming around in circles almost dead. I was just wondering why this is and also if its going to hurt the walleye fishing if this is happening? Just a little curious.

    tsamp
    eldora, iowa
    Posts: 424
    March 18, 2013 at 5:11 pm #1153333

    Maybe should have picked up a few and called the DNR.

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    March 18, 2013 at 5:16 pm #1153336

    Pretty common sight this time of year. Just a spring die off.

    -J.

    Joel Ballweg
    Sauk City, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3295
    March 18, 2013 at 5:34 pm #1153347

    They’re actually gizzard shad and like Jon said, its very common this time of the year as well as in late fall and anytime a serious cold snap hits in the winter.

    They don’t take cold snaps well. (thermal shock)

    Nick Dennison
    Rochester MN
    Posts: 324
    March 18, 2013 at 9:16 pm #1153440

    nick from the dnr said on pool 4 the die off last year was very small in comparison to normal years and thats why walleye fishing for alot of folks was slow last year the system was LOADED with gizzard shad so for us walleye guys the gizzard shad dying off is a good thing for catch rates! there are more than enough gizzard shad in the sytem that all will be fine!

    jjknows
    WI
    Posts: 19
    March 20, 2013 at 9:19 pm #1154354

    Thank you! Yeah I’m pretty much a newbie at this whole early season Walleye fishing and I didn’t see that at all last year. Of course last year was a little strange!! It was just a little strange seeing all those shad dead but I guess I know why now!!

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