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Lockon:
I thought with the water temps,  most the shad would be gone by now?

Wizard:
If you are talking about winter shad die off, that happens with threadfin shad. LOZ is too far north to support threadfin shad. Only gizzard shad are found in LOZ. Threadfin are in the Ark/Missouri border lakes such as Table Rock and Bull Shoals. Only gizzard shad form the sometimes football field sized schools.

ranger361v:
@Wizard.   
Have you fished Truman much? Wondering if that pattern holds true.

Wizard:
Sadly, no. LOZ was clear cut prior to filling and there is no stucture left from the original Osage channel. That is the major reason for the huge mid channel shad schools. Truman is shallower and the structure and cover was left in place. There is no need for the forage schools to form. Truman is harder to fish because the large amount of cover allows the bass to be anywhere.

ranger361v:
Makes sense.
Thank you

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