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Tons of Shad Dead in lake Washington!

I went out to lake Washington over by UW. There were tons of shad dead Floating on the top of the water. There had to be a couple thousand. After fishing for a couple hours.. We headed to kenmore log boom and noticed some shad there to. What the Hell is going on ?

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Comment by Marc Marcantonio on July 7, 2011 at 9:21pm: Throw a small crankbait that looks like a stickleback in those areas and hang on! Or DropSwim a Stickleback Panic Minnow or Flashtrix, but don't tell anyone.

ciao,
Marc Marcantonio

Comment by Curtis Blunck on July 5, 2011 at 10:55pm: I was out there this last weekend and it was stickleback.

Comment by Tim Bartle on July 5, 2011 at 2:50pm: To the best of my knowledge there are no shad in Lake Washington. And no, it wouldn't be awesome if shad were in the lake. Talk about throwing a monkey wrench into the system.

"Inland Fishes of Washington" (Wydoski & Whitney), confirms that most three-spine stickleback die shortly after spawning. Spawning occurs from May through July and sometimes into August.

In past years, large summer die-offs of longfin smelt have also been reported in Lake Washington due to high water temperatures.