CLofchik Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Was taking a walk with the dog & g/f last night around midnight, down in the bays in Hamilton Harbour there were a TON of middle sized baitfish surfacing. At first I thought they were fish rising for a hatch, but closer looks showed them coming to the surface and doing 2-3 tight circles then diving for bottom again. Was that a baitfish spawn? Never got a close look at them but they were middle sized bait fish, 6"-8", def not the usual shiners or chubs I see down there. Is it alewife spawning season? I'll try and get some video tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master of Bait Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 I've seen shad do that on Lake O before, usually getting hammered by a variety of sport fish - talk about putting a damper on a luv session. To be honest I'm not sure if it was just a school of fish hunting shads down by trapping them on the surface or if there was some mating going on. Bring on the pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Shads spawn 3 or 4 times a year, could have been their "summer spawn". I can just imagine the pike down there going nuts on them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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