Where To Find Shad in Kentucky ?

[Cherokee]

I live in salyersville,ky and was wonding does any ky brothers close place for me to find some shad. ive heard so much about them now i want to try them !!

[Dwednuts]

I don't know where taylorsville is but if you can get to the ohio right now, they are plentifull along the banks. Just toss out a castnet and walla!!!

[Cherokee]

salyesville am 20 miles for paintsville lake or dewy lake. magoffin county

[stonemaster]

Any small creek empting into a river should have shad right now, also at the dams. I never saw so many in my life before. They are great catfish bait. If you could get to Versailles I would take you to get some and you could freeze enough for the year.

[brandonp005]

below the spillway at Dewey Lake....all up and down the creek there is loaded with them

[KYTRAPPER]

Man thats was what I was gonna say:big_smile: Ive been flyfishing bluegill off the bed in that stream the last week or so and it is full, big shad to. If you have a cast net you can net shad in dewey as well. If Im not mistaken though that creek is classified as a trout stream so Im not sure if you can use a cast net below the spillway?? You can use a dip net with up to a 3 feet diameter though.

[brandonp005]

you know man i never thought about that stream being like that and possibly not allowed to use a throw net....the other day i threw mine out and there was a shit ton of people, nobody said anything but there wasn't a game warden there either

[KYTRAPPER]

Im really not sure. I havent checked the regs. I just know some of the you cant. I hope you can cause its full of shad. You get many out of there??

[Abu65]

If the lake is under 300 surface acres your not allowed to use a cast net, if the spillway is a dam you have to be several feet from it Im not sure how far though.

[KYTRAPPER]

Yes, its just tzhe trout stream part Im not sure about.