marktheperchman Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 i was down at the mouth of frenchmans creek yesterday and a guy was throwing spinners out and catching ( snagging actually ) gizzard shad. there were many dead ones and lots of live ones. he told me he was giving them to a another guy who was cleaning and eating them. the fish vary in size with some getting up to five pounds. has anyone ever heard of eating these fish before? he was having a blast but isnt snagging illegal no matter what the fish is? he said they were chasing the spinner but it looked like there were so many he was just hooking them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanl Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 you can eat them, they have meat on the sides just like a perch, they have lots of little bones though, apparently the meats not that good, but to some fish is just fish. i would say if he was snagging live fish then that would fall under snagging regardless of if they were dying, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Snagging is illegal here period. Check the regs.I never heard of a 5 lb gizzard shad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHasFish Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_gizzard_shad max weight would be 5 pounds, but that would be in ideal conditions. I accidentally caught a bunch of them today while fishing for pike on Lions Creek. To me it seemed as if they were swiping at my lure to defend their fry and getting snagged in the process. They all looked really beat up, either spotted with red, bleeding gills or belly up anyways. All were released promptly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass2mouth Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Snagging is illegal here period. Check the regs.I never heard of a 5 lb gizzard shad. Snagging is super dumb I agee Hammer.But trust me 5lbs is doable I saw some and they huge no doubt they can get 5lbs and over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roly Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 I saw some dead ones today in Twelve mile creek Port Dalhouise today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderbender Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 just got back from the marina on the parkway 2 teenagers snagging them and taking pictures and such, had and adult with them snapping pics, all i could do was shake my head, so dumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwillz Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 You could have did more then just shake your head. 1-877-TIPS-MNR (847-7667)I know it sounds silly over shad, but it will teach them at a young age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishingabc Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Gizzard shad is illegal bait fish. http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/regions/central/pub/baitfish-appat-on/pdf/baitfish-poissons-appats-on_e.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiro Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Not as dead bait, cant use it live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishingabc Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 We may not suppose to release gizzard shad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topwaterjoe Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 How were the fish hooked? If each fish was hooked in the mouth then its all good. Let them have their fun. With teenagers you may have to calmly explain what foul hooking is because many would not even be aware of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parksy12 Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Don't think snagging fish, no matter what it is, is right. Just shouldn't be done... But I get your point you've made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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