Fishing For

American gizzard shad

4.0
(38)
413 Catches
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Average Length
1.1 ft
Maximum Length
1.9 ft
Maximum Weight
4.4 lbs
Depth Range
0.0 - 108.3 ft
Temperature Range
-

Top Fishing Spots To Catch American gizzard shad

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(2)
White Rock Creek
Dallas, Texas
19 Catches
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(3)
Smithland Hydroelectric Dam
Livingston County, Kentucky
12 Catches
No Rating (0)
LaSalle County Nuclear Station Cooling Pond
Brookfield, Illinois
7 Catches
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(1)
Illinois River
Marshall County, Illinois
5 Catches
5.0
(3)
C Stanley Weaver Canal
Palm Beach County, Florida
4 Catches
4.0
(12)
Fox River
Brown County, Wisconsin
4 Catches
3.0
(2)
Unnamed / Meyer Forest Dr Pond
Houston, Texas
4 Catches
4.0
(9)
Cumberland River
Montgomery County, Tennessee
3 Catches

Top Baits For Catching American gizzard shad

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms
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(1156)
7 Catches
Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers
4.0
(1081)
6 Catches
Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Threadfin Shad
4.0
(23)
4 Catches
Lures by Cotton Cordell Super Spot Lipless Crankbait 1/2 oz. - Blue Shiner
5.0
(11)
2 Catches
Lures by Bill Lewis Original Rat-L-Trap 3'' - Lake Fork Special
5.0
(7)
2 Catches
Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Bread
4.0
(233)
2 Catches
Lures by Mad River Trout Worms Glow Pink; 2 1/2 in.
5.0
(1)
2 Catches
Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Chicken Meat
4.0
(120)
2 Catches

Recently Caught American gizzard shad

Gino Rosauri

19 hours ago
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The old fisherman always said when the yellow flower changes to white the shad arrive so it’s time

American gizzard shad
8 likes

Matt Smith

1 day ago
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Polk County, Iowa

American gizzard shad
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Aiden Galloway

4 days ago
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Warren County, Ohio

American gizzard shad
4 likes

Adrian Mezzy

5 days ago
 • 
Montgomery County, Texas

So me and my sis went fish fishing to catch bait fish and then I catch a big shad so ya

American gizzard shad
1 lb
10 likes

Ava Estudillo

3 weeks ago
 • 
Johnson County, Kansas

Got these with the net. There's a lot of them flopping near the bank. 🎣

American gizzard shad
3 likes

Connor Sheets

4 weeks ago
 • 
Wayne County, Michigan

Didn’t even know we had these here

American gizzard shad
2 lb 8 oz
1
3 likes

Toby Sulkes

4 weeks ago
 • 
Ottawa County, Ohio

American gizzard shad
1
9 likes

Tyler Miskimen

5 weeks ago
 • 
Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Caught this with just a net. They are dying on pymatuning. Hundreds of em washing up.

American gizzard shad
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