I have yet to add gizzard shads to my list. The only way I saw them caught on hook and line was when algae were tied to a very small hook. Did they swipe at your jigs or did you foul hook them? Any recommendations?
The Shad here all sucked the hook in the mouth. Gizzard Shad are leaps and bounds trickier. For the Gizzards I’d recommend going to a reservoir that has them and dropping Tanago hooks (or other small hooks!) baited with a bit of worm into the bait ball of juveniles and wait for a tiny tap. The bite won’t last long so you have to be quick about it. In the winter the schools of juveniles tend to gather in the shallows around the warmer parts of lakes (like small tributaries) and that’s where I’ve had almost all my luck with them. The only one not from that for me was a fluke adult that was blind cast hooked inside the mouth here at Occoquan.
The parking area underneath the south end of the route 123 bridge. You can’t see it from satellite (maybe street view tho) but there’s a decent amount of parking spaces and a dock/kayak launch under there.
Looks like so much fun!!!
Dude your videos are great 😂😂
Always wanted to try out the migratory shad and never did make it out there. Maybe some day!
Hopefully one day, like the mid-Atlantic’s own little salmon run. I think there are Alabama and Skipjack running ~150 miles from you.
I have yet to add gizzard shads to my list. The only way I saw them caught on hook and line was when algae were tied to a very small hook. Did they swipe at your jigs or did you foul hook them? Any recommendations?
The Shad here all sucked the hook in the mouth. Gizzard Shad are leaps and bounds trickier. For the Gizzards I’d recommend going to a reservoir that has them and dropping Tanago hooks (or other small hooks!) baited with a bit of worm into the bait ball of juveniles and wait for a tiny tap. The bite won’t last long so you have to be quick about it. In the winter the schools of juveniles tend to gather in the shallows around the warmer parts of lakes (like small tributaries) and that’s where I’ve had almost all my luck with them. The only one not from that for me was a fluke adult that was blind cast hooked inside the mouth here at Occoquan.
@@IHUNTA Thanks for the tips. Our lake has them, but bluegill gnaw the hooks before anything else can get to them. Will keep trying.
Where do you launch your kayak from?
The parking area underneath the south end of the route 123 bridge. You can’t see it from satellite (maybe street view tho) but there’s a decent amount of parking spaces and a dock/kayak launch under there.