Thread: Jordan lake:Talked to the Proffesor at NCSU River net.

Jordan Lake has always been a nutrient rich lake. This has, in my opinion, supported a very large shad population. The answer I am still searching for is has the threadfin shad population recovered from two unusually cold winters (not this past one). In the past, in the late evening you could see thousands of small schools of shad working the top of the water. I haven't been to the lake in the late evenings this year, so have any of you guys have a report on the shad?

I don't know if this has anything to do with the fishing being off..I was just asking him about the lake and the catches this year and this is what he was telling me??..so I personally don't know what is up with it.

The last time I had a decent catch on Jordan was the Friday after Thanksgiving last year. I'm looking for reasons why and the science/biology of the lake may have some answers. Add the biology to the warm winter followed by two extremely cold winters and maybe there are some answers out there. Thanks for passing along this informaiton and maybe others can add some as well.

Originally Posted by JordanLimit

The last time I had a decent catch on Jordan was the Friday after Thanksgiving last year. I'm looking for reasons why and the science/biology of the lake may have some answers. Add the biology to the warm winter followed by two extremely cold winters and maybe there are some answers out there. Thanks for passing along this informaiton and maybe others can add some as well.

No prob. Bud.

Jordanlimit as far as shad during the bigeyecatfish tourn,I caught plenty of shad from 1nch to 6 inch. I don't think it will take long for them to recover as long as the comarants will leave them be.

Large amounts of nitrates are not good. They usually come from farm runoff but can come from many places. Most of the time if the rain keeps coming it will flush them through but if the ran stops they can cause a quick algee bloom that will soon die and the dieing algee will rot all at once which will burn the oxygen out of the water. This is the same process that killed so many fish in the neuse river below Kinston a few years ago when the city sewage system overflowed into the river. This is the problem some people thought would happen when Jordan was in the planning stages.

Originally Posted by paddlefoot70

Jordanlimit as far as shad during the bigeyecatfish tourn,I caught plenty of shad from 1nch to 6 inch. I don't think it will take long for them to recover as long as the comarants will leave them be.

What kind of Shad? Threadfin or Gizzard. I am sure the 6 inch shad are Gizzard.

Monk

Sea Dancer,I don't think both of you guys are referencing the same thing.He mentioned nutrients,and you're talking about fertilizer.