Question:
What are American Shad?
Sábalo
sábalo americano (Alosa sapidissima)
Descripción
American sábalo es un pez plano del lado de un verde-o en la espalda de color azul verdoso, una fila de 3 a 23 puntos oscuros y sus lados plateados y el vientre blanco. Sharp escalas de sierra, o escudos, a lo largo de su vientre, lo distinguen de otros peces. El sábalo americano es el mayor miembro de la familia del arenque con un peso promedio de dos a siete libras y una longitud media de 10 a 30 pulgadas.
Ubicación
Shad se encuentran a lo largo de la costa atlántica desde el golfo de San Lorenzo, en el este de Canadá a Florida ya lo largo de la costa del Pacífico, desde California hasta Alaska.
Habitat
American shad tienden a habitar las zonas cerca del fondo en los canales del río principal. Ellos son muy sensibles a la temperatura del agua y los cambios dramáticos en la temperatura de su hábitat puede tener un impacto muy negativo en los peces. El hábitat ideal para los sábalos juveniles son grandes embalses. Sin embargo, escalas de peces y evita la presa son necesarios para ayudar en la migración de la American represas sábalo.
El desove Hábitos
A finales de marzo o principios de junio, el sábalo se le pregunta por el aumento de temperaturas a abandonar el mar y regresar a su lugar de nacimiento de agua dulce para desovar. Estas áreas de desove son los ríos o arroyos, en exigir a las empresas aguas arriba. Al entrar en aguas dulces, el vientre de los cambios sombras de blanco a un color más oscuro.
El sábalo mujeres, llevando 30.000 a 600.000 huevos, el macho se une en una zona con fondos de grava fina o arena para mezclar el esperma y los huevos.
Poco después del desove, los adultos o morirán o volver al océano. La actual cuenta con el fecundados, los huevos transparentes aguas abajo. Las larvas eclosionan en 3 a 10 días.
Uso de la Alimentación / Selección
American shad son principalmente alimentadores de plancton. Dependiendo de la región geográfica, su dieta puede variar. Los copépodos, anfípodos, camarones, zooplancton y peces pequeños, son fuentes comunes de alimentos.
Cualidades Sporting
La pesca deportiva de sábalo americano va en aumento. Están luchando fuerte y duro funcionando peces. Pueden quedar atrapados en ruta a sus lugares de desove por el uso de las redes de inmersión, si es legal en ese cuerpo de agua, o por pesca con señuelos artificiales o cebo. Muchos pescadores tener más éxito ofreciendo brillantes y llamativos señuelos. American shad se puede encontrar en grandes cantidades en las zonas que temporalmente o permanentemente obstruir su recorrido ascendente, como por ejemplo debajo de un rifle poco profundas, las caídas o una presa. También se pueden encontrar en zonas con una curva de profundidad de la piscina y una corriente moderada.
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