where are yall catching shad now last week was easy at holiday. Now they are gone. Couldn't catch 1. I have a 7 foot net 3/8 1+ lb weight just seeems to sink slow. I never catch any when i throw deep any help or advice would be appr. as it sucks when you cant catch bait

Try a 7' 5/8 with 1 1/2 lb per ft. it will catch only the big cutters and it sinks fast for your deep water throws. try boat ramps in the middle of the day after the water warms a little.

when i see the big blobs on my fishfinder are those big or little shad. I know it sounds like a stupid question but is there a way to tell. do guides have 2 different nets mine cost 85. hate to spend even more on another

Fritomick,
I personally can't help you with the fishfinder ....if mine goes black I start throwing and see what size they are,If I come up with nothing I move on.I throw a betts blue water pro it cost like $119 so your net ought to be fine....don't give up the shad are just now starting their winter pattern

Try some of the coves towards the north end of the lake, I have never been to Tawokoni, but that is where I am finding them on Lewisville right now, and they are loaded with threadfins, but there are gizzards in there too, just a little harder to find!!!

I fish Tawak only. I get 90% of my shad and perch with a walmart 3' net in the coves. I always look for cleaning stations. I look for boat slips ,cleaning stations and bigger clumps of weeds are the best. shallow in the morning and late eve. I do sometimes get lucky in deep water but not much. Good luck!

welcome aboard phatolphart

phatolphart,

first off welcome!!! you can do what your talking about until the shad go into full winter mood then you will have trouble catching good cutter shad in shallow water... when you go deep the shad will simply outswim a small slow sinking net!!

yep- the shad are still shallow- caught a bunch sunday in less than 5 feet

Kody

are you catching any big cutters in the swallows or mostly threadfin?

Thanks
james

mostly small but did get 9 cutters yesterday

I got about 4 dozen big gizzard shad sunday in around 5 foot of water. I havent been on the shad that good in a long time.

nice job cathog

thanks guys we may to to go drag a few this weekend !!!!

Thanks Cloy. Big blue fishing was really good this weekend also, ended up with a 52,44,39,30,25,24,23, and many boxfish up to 15 pounds. I guess it was my turn as it seems like everyone has been catching more bigguns than me LOL.

Are the Blues still shallow on Tawakoni. Thanks

I caught them deep and shallow, from 8 to 34 feet. 52,39,30 came shallow and the 44 and 20somethings came deep.