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<blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 320404" data-attributes="member: 389">Given the seasonal nature of gizzard shad (they die off in cold water), I was a little uncertain as to just how valuable they have been in Oahe.&nbsp; Note, fast growing shad are really only a part of the diet of walleye for about 10 weeks after hatching, but according to this article, they grow slowly in Oahe and that keeps them as viable forage for much longer in the fall. I know I run across schools of them in the shallows of Beaver pretty early in the summer.Maybe the biggest benefit (for me) is that we're training walleyes to eat shad.&nbsp; And since my favorite crankbait has always been Rapala's shadrap, I've been taking advantage of that.&nbsp; :;:rockit<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02705060.2012.709887" target="_blank">Full article: Larval gizzard shad characteristics in Lake Oahe, South Dakota: a species at the northern edge of its range (tandfonline.com)</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Allen, post: 320404, member: 389"] Given the seasonal nature of gizzard shad (they die off in cold water), I was a little uncertain as to just how valuable they have been in Oahe. Note, fast growing shad are really only a part of the diet of walleye for about 10 weeks after hatching, but according to this article, they grow slowly in Oahe and that keeps them as viable forage for much longer in the fall. I know I run across schools of them in the shallows of Beaver pretty early in the summer. Maybe the biggest benefit (for me) is that we're training walleyes to eat shad. And since my favorite crankbait has always been Rapala's shadrap, I've been taking advantage of that. :;:rockit [URL="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02705060.2012.709887"]Full article: Larval gizzard shad characteristics in Lake Oahe, South Dakota: a species at the northern edge of its range (tandfonline.com)[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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