Shad, is not suitable for artificial culture in northern China. Yellowtail is a migratory fish, mainly artificial fishing. Yellowtail, into the river spawning generally more concentrated fish, so the formation of fishing season. Artificial reproduction, more natural mature shad caught during the spawning season, because the breeding technology is not yet mature, so it is not suitable for artificial culture.

Shad, for the anadromous spawning migratory fish, due to the annual timing into the river and named. Usually live in the sea, in late February to early March each year, reproductive groups from the ocean anadromous reproductive migration; in May to July, when the water temperature reaches 28 ℃ or so, that is, in the river tributaries or lakes have migratory slow flow, sandy bottom of the river section breeding. Spawning time is mostly in the evening or early morning, after reproduction, the parent fish still swim back to the sea. Juvenile fish enter the tributaries or lakes to feed, until September to October before descending into the sea.