Sometimes we get two shad kills a year. One in the early spring (feb-april) and one in the late summer early fall
period (early sept thru early oct) but this is not always the case.
When this happens the fish go on a feeding frenzy. If the shad are floating fish will take them off the surface and it
is very exciting. Sometimes the swim bladders of the shad are compromised and they do not float on the surface
and are suspended or on the bottom.
Fishing the shad kill is probably the most exciting fishing there is on the upper end of the White River. Fishing the
Shad Kill is done from the boat drifting at the same speed as the current and matching up flies that resemble
shad. This guide as others has spent many hours developing and testing various flies for this event. Flies that
float, flies that sink slowly, flies for the bottom and flies for in between.
However a shad kill does not always happen. Most years we do get a shad kill in the spring and some years we do
get one in the late summer early fall. Most of the time an early spring shad kill can be counted on to some degree
or another.
Basically when the Bull Shoals dam generates at full capacity shad will come through at any time. When the
conditions of water temps and generation come together to produce a shad kill that is the time to be on the White
River.
Jimmy "T" Traylor
flyfisharkansas.com/
period (early sept thru early oct) but this is not always the case.
When this happens the fish go on a feeding frenzy. If the shad are floating fish will take them off the surface and it
is very exciting. Sometimes the swim bladders of the shad are compromised and they do not float on the surface
and are suspended or on the bottom.
Fishing the shad kill is probably the most exciting fishing there is on the upper end of the White River. Fishing the
Shad Kill is done from the boat drifting at the same speed as the current and matching up flies that resemble
shad. This guide as others has spent many hours developing and testing various flies for this event. Flies that
float, flies that sink slowly, flies for the bottom and flies for in between.
However a shad kill does not always happen. Most years we do get a shad kill in the spring and some years we do
get one in the late summer early fall. Most of the time an early spring shad kill can be counted on to some degree
or another.
Basically when the Bull Shoals dam generates at full capacity shad will come through at any time. When the
conditions of water temps and generation come together to produce a shad kill that is the time to be on the White
River.
Jimmy "T" Traylor
flyfisharkansas.com/
The Shad Kill provides a unique
and very exciting fishing
experience. This is when shad from
the lake come through the
generators. As I understand it the
lake water gets cold or hot and the
shad go deep and are then sucked
through the generators.
and very exciting fishing
experience. This is when shad from
the lake come through the
generators. As I understand it the
lake water gets cold or hot and the
shad go deep and are then sucked
through the generators.
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